In a room filled with bright red color, a vast mirror-like pool of dark water stood at the center.
Lumina could be seen where she stood at the water's edge. Finally, she had been bestowed the position by the king, even though she didn't miss the hesitation in his voice she was still satisfied she could get this position
She remembered Seraphina's voice in her mind, telling her how the chamber of reckoning, Lumina. Whoever holds the circle here commands both the light and the dark.
Now she stood there, not just as a princess, but as something more.
Ashen was beside her, tense and wary, his eyes darting between the High Chief Priest and the cluster of nobles who lingered near the doorway.
The High Priest, cloaked in shadowed red and gold, finally broke the silence.
