Chapter 91 Rebuilding Bonds

• The aftermath of the battle had been both triumphant and draining. The weight of the throne wasn’t something I had expected to be so heavy, but as I sat in the council room, with Blue and Grey by my side, I realized that the true fight had only just begun.
• When the dust had settled, when the bodies of the fallen were mourned and the cheers of victory had faded, the work of rebuilding had to start. Not just the kingdom, but the people. The unity that we had fought so hard to achieve needed to be maintained, and for that, I had to build bridges. I had to reconnect with people—some who had once been enemies and others who still held doubt in their hearts about the future.
• I leaned over the map on the table in front of me, tracing the borders of the kingdom with my finger. My eyes burned from lack of sleep, but I couldn’t afford to rest—not yet. The pieces of the puzzle were scattered all over the kingdom, and it was up to me to put them back together. To heal the fractures.