The most powerful words are never the complicated ones.
At the current moment, a war room was absorbing "yet." Something every person in that room knew, but still needed to hear. Their future Luna Queen understood that and believed every problem had a solution.
The elders, the officers, the Master Mage, every face was aimed at the woman whose single syllable had just rearranged the trajectory of the conversation from problem to opportunity.
"Shadowclaw is the largest pack in Skardos," Serena continued. Her voice was level, carrying zero sales pitch and maximum conviction. "We now have one hundred dragons on our field. I was able to secure an allied army this time, but we will not be able to rely on the Draken Forces or on Aevamorra Vyracarum every time we are attacked. This kingdom needs its own dragon force."
She let that land.
