Chapter 199 - Veil of Allegiance

Aryana prepared for the approaching battle by walking back to the estate with her sisters at her sides and Cyrus and Bozorg at her heels, their presence gave her a sense of comfort and strength. The weight of everything she had learned about her background was pressing down on her, and there was an unsaid tension in the air. Although she had been devoted to her father and brothers while growing up in Arcanis, the realization of her true ancestry, her Valtheon heritage, gnawed at her, leaving her caught between two worlds. The evening sun threw long shadows over the stone walkways as they entered the estate grounds, enveloping them in a spooky silence. As they approached the door, Bozorg's centaur figure towered imposingly, his sharp eyes scanning the area. Aryana looked around the courtyard, she came to a stop at a bare spot where she knew Amir's body had once been. With the recollection of his treachery still vivid in her mind, she scowled. “Tell me he wasn’t buried in our grav