Chapter 143 - The Search for Allies

In her quarters, Sylara walked back and forth, the impending battle consuming her thoughts. As the moonlight seeped through the window and created long shadows on the floor, the tension in the air was thick. She was thinking when there was a knock, “Come in” she yelled, her voice remained firm as always even though she was experiencing a flurry of emotions. With a creak, the door opened and Verron and Babek came in. As soon as Sylara saw Verron, her eyes grew softer, and she was about to hurry across the room to give him a hug but she went to her husband instead, letting her body unwind in his arms for a while, her eyes strayed past him to Babek, who stood silently behind him with an enigmatic face. The atmosphere in the room changed as she withdrew from the hug after their brief eye contact, Babek was the first to speak, and his voice was worried, "How are you, Sylara?" he asked, She looked at the volumes and scrolls strewn across the room table, “Just tired" she said as she