Roxy remained on the grand Matriarch's balcony for hours, entirely content to watch the beautiful, overwhelming chaos unfold below her.
She was the absolute heart of this empire, and from her elevated vantage point, she could clearly see the magnificent tapestry of the life she had built.
She watched the fierce, disciplined Vanguard guards elegantly coordinate the massive influx of visiting nobles. She watched Kaelen stepping in to mediate a particularly tense stare-down between a visiting Wolf Pack Alpha and a proud Tiger Lord, utilizing his freezing, stoic authority to keep the peace. And she watched Tanith completely dominate the organizational pavilion, commanding respect from Warlords five times her age with nothing but a slate board and an icy glare.
