Chapter 150 - CHAPTER 150: THE NORTHERN LION AND THE DECREE OF THE SUN

​The mana-powered chandelier suspended from the vaulted ceiling of Duke Lucian Sudrath's study emitted a steady, clinical white glow, illuminating the vast topographic maps of Northreach that blanketed his massive mahogany desk. Lucian was not preoccupied with the festivities of the city or the joyous news of a new grandchild that had recently filtered through from the castle's medical wing. In his eyes, the jagged red lines marking the intelligence reports of Iron Empire movements near the Northveil border were far more pressing than any celebration.