Chapter 16: The Governor’s ReignThe ambassadress held sway over all the princes and the governor. Her position, however circumscribed, made the most powerful men in the land subject to her will. She could, in theory, demand almost anything of them.
– The Chronicles of Theranis
Myril retreated to her own chamber. She sat heavily on a cushion, staring up at her shrine. It felt empty to her now. In its familiarity, it seemed to have lost its power over her, even though the waters of the bath had not. Now, one way or another, she would leave it before the next night was through. She only hoped it would not be to another place in the temple.
She was just getting up to take off her black robe when someone hurrying along the walkway stopped outside her door.
“Are you awake, Blessed One?” the
