Chapter 265

• “My two brothers still battle for the title of High Lord, even now,” Andrea said, his voice edged with
• frustration. “I was granted those powers nearly a decade ago, but they've fought me at every turn. Now that I'm officially crowned, their efforts to undermine me are forced into the shadows.” He let out a sharp scoff, his expression darkening. “Once, I had a sister. My father, he embodies the essence of the Earth Court—the good and the bad. Tradition runs so deep in our court that it rarely welcomes change and is often the last to align with others.
• “When I was a child, my father’s sister was wed to the High Lord of the Air Court. By the next season, she was dead. That was the beginning of the feud between our courts.”