11. The Consummation Night

The Velarys Dome had fallen into a silence so deep, that one might have thought there was no habitant in it. The lamps around were lit, the maids completing their final work of the night, yet they were all quiet like mice, scurrying away the moment the news of the Emperor's arrival reached their ears.

Hurriedly they scurried away, and no sooner had they disappeared, Tesarius's looking figure emerged at the gates of the Velarys Dome, where he was greeted by two female knights. Without a word, they let him in.

With his heart thudding rapidly in his chest, Tesarius slowly made his way inside the U-shaped Dome for the sixth time, standing at the entrance that led to Lady Jenivive's Quarters. Across from her, at the far end, was Aurora's quarters. Tesarius felt his muscles tense at the idea of going inside.