There were no rumors about her supposed betrayal of the kingdom in the next couple of days, so Elanor was almost certain that Azzoth had truly taken care of the sages and that her secret was still safe.

Still, the false scare had done more than enough to remind her how fragile her current situation was. One small misstep and it’d all come down like a house of cards.

Now, more than ever, Elanor needed to figure out what she was going to do. She had to commit to something. ...