Chapter 25

The ride to the council building was longer than I remembered although that may have had something to do with all of the people who were celebrating in the streets and the two detours, we needed to take because of that.

It was surreal, seeing all the residents, a multitude of races singing and dancing, chatting with friends, happy and carefree, completely oblivious to what was happening just a few streets away.

The carriage pulled up outside the doors to the elaborate stone building and Cole stepped out, checking for danger before helping me down. I don't know why he was so insistent on keeping an eye on things in the city, surely, we would have some warning before the outlaws attacked but he seemed to rel