The receiving hall was modest but elegant, decorated with sheer curtains undulating in the breeze curling through the open windows. Sunlight streamed in, accenting the monarch’s bronze features. Alone in the chamber, Queen Arianna sat poised on her throne, ready to receive them. With her red silk dress and straight-backed posture, the queen exuded a regal presence. Appearing of equal age with him, similar to humans in their late twenties, Jassyn assumed she was also decades older. Of course, every piece of her jewelry was solid gold. The elves had conditioned the elven-blooded outside Alari to
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