Chapter 150: The Storm Across the Sea

The war against the Calder brothers was over.

Winter's Crown was safe, the kingdom was stabilizing, and Damien had secured peace—at least for now.

But peace was fragile.

And war? War was never truly gone.

As Damien stood in the war room, staring at the letter in his hands, he knew—the next battle was already beginning.

This time, however, the enemy was not within the kingdom.

It was coming from across the sea.

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The letter was written on black parchment, sealed with an unfamiliar crest—a crescent moon surrounded by jagged waves.

Erynn had been the one to intercept it, delivering it to Damien the night before. Now, as she stood beside him, her silver eyes were sharp with concern.

"It was sent from Valeria," she said. "The Empire of the East."

Damien unrolled the parchment and read the words again:

To the Lord Protector of Winter's Crown,