Betty's POV. 

Lord Ravenswood settled into his chair at the long table with the ease of someone who'd done this a hundred times before. 

He listened attentively as Damien walked him through recent events—the attacks on our borders, the captured patrol units, the impossible demands from the rogues.

"Troubling indeed," Lord Ravenswood murmured, shaking his head with what looked like genuine concern. 

"The eastern territories have always been vulnerable, but this level of coordination ...