a Vanc
my routine had shifted entirely
e next iteration of the Ignis Core. The silence of the tower was pristine, broken only by the rhythmic
e thread remained tied to th
dvisor to the Royal Arcane Sanctuary. It was a decorative position with zero authority, invented purely to
p even the ghost
loor, tuned the frequency to the civil administration bureau of t
ving into the pinched, bespectacled face o
straightened his stiff woolen collar and inclined his head in a formal, rigid bow. "Your Ma
professional. "I am transmitting an official document to you
gnation document into th
rchment, and the identical text material
toward his receding hairline. "A formal resignation? From the Royal Sanctuary advisory board? Your Majesty, t
flat register. "Under Kingdom Statute Forty-Two, an honorary advisor may unilaterally vacate their post upon w
rly unsettled by my unyielding posture. Usually, I spok
w," I replied. "Log the document, enter it into the public
r authority in my stare. "I... yes, My Lady. I
nk y
ering the link before he
ath. With that single administrative stroke, the last official l
Drako
r lay sprawled across the long stone table. Two dragon marshals stood at my fl
tap came at
, annoyed. "
bowed low, his knees visibly trembling under the weight of my passive aura. "Forgive the interruption,
I snapped, hol
ed the parchment on the table
resignation from the Royal Arcane Sanctuary, stamped w
Aurelia's distinct
lia
th through my nose. "She resigned
d it be logged immediately under civil sta
seems determined to make her displeasure known, Sire. First she takes an unscheduled trip to
bled in my chest.
She thought that by stripping away her minor court responsibilities, I would be forced
the world of dragons functioned.
smissively. "Log the vacancy and do not bring suc
ed, taking the document and re
incident from my mind. If Aurelia wanted to play games in
et in, she would co
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