Chapter 296

• I lingered in the warmth of the sun, savoring how it soaked into my skin, breathing life into me after days in the Ice Kingdom. Yet, no amount of heat could melt away the tension gnawing at me. During my search for the next Day Court ruler, I encountered a strange boundary—an invisible wall that I could neither see nor cross. Whether due to my bond or some other mystical force, I felt certain it marked the end of one realm and the start of another.
• I recalled a warning I'd once heard: the Earth and the Fae realms were linked, no matter how implausible it sounded. And yet, the next ruler had to be somewhere within the human world.
• ‘How could a human possibly lead the Fae?’ Leonardo’s voice slipped into my thoughts, unfiltered.