Evolve

Two and a half weeks later…

Dorian looked over the empty meeting room with a smile, a deep-seated exhaustion behind his eyes finally seeing relief.

The room had a large, black and white marble table set in the center of the room, with several plush black chairs situated all around it, in a large circle. The walls were stained grey and covered in tapestries and paintings. A pair of chandeliers hung overhead, dousing the room in warm, yellow light.

As he looked over the meeting room, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

"It feels like a dream, almost." He spoke aloud, the words flowing from his mouth with a fierce sense of victory.

"We did it."

His eyes flashed as a swarm of memories flashed in front of him.

After Dorian managed to convince both the Shade King and the Family General Balbinus to agree to talk, everything moved quickly from there.