"Tell this to House Obsidian, the traitorous ducal house," Drakos Valyrian's voice had reverberated through the capital like the growl of an enraged beast. His proclamation echoed beyond the palace walls, resonating across the land. "I, Drakos Valyrian, and the whole of the Dragon Empire will not tolerate them harboring a criminal!" Either they hand over the former princess when she shows up, or they prepare for the consequences!"
The underlying threat of war was unmistakable. A showdown between the Dragon Empire and House Obsidian—two powers that had been locked in an uneasy balance for centuries—was looming.
Many whispered that the emperor had finally found an excuse to crush the Obsidians, whose power rivaled his own.
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In the fractured family