'After that, I would just wait for Manohar to be Manohar, give myself the impossible task of catching him and use it as a pretext to strip the annoying Archon of her title if not even ending her career.' Jirni thought.
Between her ancestral household, all the allies she had made during the years, and the excellent relationship she had with the Royal family, she was supposed to be safe from power plays, yet she was starting to feel cornered.
The worst thing was that for the first time in her life, Jirni was powerless against it. Phloria's fate only depended on the army official part of the commission, while Orion could only rely on his fellow Royal Forgemasters.
There was no easy way out, no favor she could call in to solve the situation, nor any plot she could scheme. Jirni Ernas was a resourceful woman, but taking on alone the six great academies, the army, and several noble families was too much for her.
Too much for anyone.
