= Mikael =
The wind cut across the northern road like a blade, carrying the sharp scent of pine and the promise of the coming winter. Frost clung to the edges of the dirt path, and the sky above Veyrath had begun to fade into that dull gray that came just before nightfall.
I barely noticed any of it.
My mind was too crowded.
Too many problems. Too many loose ends pulling at my attention from every direction.
The bonding ceremony had just ended yesterday, yet the peace that should have followed never arrived. Instead, chaos had stepped in as if it had been waiting its turn.
First, who had infiltrated Veyrath not long ago that caused the fire in the eastern district village. I still have to follow up the investigation about the rogue and the reason for their infiltration. What had they
