Hestia's departure from the council chamber had left a void of silence between the three queens, one that rippled through the palace and sent waves of unease among the court in the upcoming weeks.
Florana, though outwardly composed, felt the cracks widening within her. She had always been the strongest, the one everyone turned to in times of crisis. Yet, even with the looming threat outside the kingdom's borders, she could not ignore the far more insidious danger growing within the very walls of her palace.
Irisa, caught between her fiery and earthy sisters, had been working tirelessly to broker peace, but even her calm nature was wearing thin. She had written to Hestia several times since the meeting, but her letters had gone unanswered. Florana, on the other hand, had remained distant, focusing her attention on preparing for the impending threat.