The Waltz of Embers and Oaths

After Dato’s Name Day, the palace breathes again… and the next exhale is war.

Rush and Shade ride out to bind Tearian lords back to their cause, leaving Carlbrin with fewer trusted blades and too many watching eyes. While Kurt is sent to retrieve the ladies Kairi needs at court, the training yards harden into a shield wall, and the temple’s rituals keep asking one question: who will the gods claim next?

Inside the palace, Kairi learns to hold her ground among silk and smiles. Kylar learns something far worse: the bond does not stop at dreams or devotion. It bleeds. It echoes. It changes what pain means, and what it costs.

And all the while, something in the halls is wrong. A bride grows too close to the throne. A mind begins to slip. A rune-masked servant appears at the edge of candlelight, collared and silent, and the palace keeps pretending it’s only stress… only politics… only love.

Until a private dinner becomes a trap.

Writathon April 2026 is completed!

Update schedule will be 1 chapter a week as real life is going to be busy this summer for me. If I get time, more chapters will be uploaded :)
Thanks for the continued support!

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