Chapter 99 — The End (2)

• The air was cool, and a breeze stirred the loose strands of her hair. For the first time in what felt like forever, the weight on her shoulders felt lighter, though the burden wasn’t entirely gone.
• The council had agreed to strip Elera of all her titles and sentence her to exile. It wasn’t as satisfying as Alicia had imagined, but it was justice. Elera would never again have the power to harm anyone.
• Bryan and Mira had left to speak with their allies, and Lucian had quietly disappeared, leaving her alone in the palace courtyard. Alicia took a deep breath, lettin the night air fill her lungs. The kingdom would heal in time, but her personal wounds? She wasn’t so sure.