Chapter 132 | Taking Root

The sound of whispers filled the entire hall like a low, buzzing hum that never quite faded. 

The room, grand and high-ceilinged, was dimly lit except for the glowing screens and data pads that illuminated the long table at its center. 

Seated at the farthest end of the hall was the princess, Akavi, her posture loose and her face resting against a clenched fist, her elbow propped up lazily on the armrest of her intricately carved seat. 

The golden threads in her gown shimmered faintly in the flickering light, but her expression said one thing: boredom.

The table in front of her stretched wide, cluttered with various viewing devices—glass tablets, crystal screens, and flickering holos, each one active and displaying different images and numbers. But none of it seemed to catch her interest.

"It has been days already," one individual finally said, his voice cutting through the muttering.