Chapter 263

• Varro’s Visit
• “If you are satisfied with the treaty's terms, there’s no need to delay signing it. I came here with the support of my coven, and this will end two decades of unrest.” My father sits back across the table and smiles somewhat eerily. I think it’s meant to translate to warm and kind, but with his eternally stiff and frosty aura, it’s not.
• “Finally, we get to know what peace is. Something I barely remember in my lifetime.” Colton lays the pen on top and slides the document to me. I don’t need to read it if he has approved, so I quickly scribble my name on the bottom and slide it toward Varro. It seems such a minor act for such a huge outcome. My feelings seem somewhat understated, considering this is such a huge thing, and I guess it hasn’t sunk in yet.