(POV: Lumiere)
It'd been a whirlwind since my return to the Silva Citadel.
Three days of effortlessly slipping back into the routine, burying the weight of Stellaria's warning deep within my thoughts.
Serena, my beloved, remained blissfully unaware of her current predicament, and I intended to keep it that way.
Then again... I didn't like lying to Serena.
However, Stellaria insisted it wasn't lying, as long as I didn't disclose the truth unless directly asked.
Yeah right.
Sitting in my office, the sunlight filtering through the stained glass, I studied the blueprints for the new bridge project.
The bridge would connect our lands with the merfolk dwelling in the Azure Abyss.
Establishing contact with them was crucial to establish better communication.
I managed to build a rapport with the beastpeople of the Feral Dominion, but the Great Forest held untapped potential in the form of the mysterious Dark Elves.
