Chapter 156: Valtas' Revelation

Conor sat alone in the dim light of his chambers, staring at the soft flickering flame of the single candle burning on the table before him. His thoughts were a storm, swirling endlessly around the same question that had haunted him since the rally—Valtas.

Celia’s cryptic mention of it had seemed almost a passing remark at first, something he could brush aside as he dealt with the more immediate threats of the trial and the pressures of his and Kerrigan’s growing powers.

But the rally had changed everything. The surge of power between him and Kerrigan had been a warning—one he could no longer ignore. Their connection, while strong, was becoming more dangerous with each passing day.

Abraxas’s warlike energy, barely restrained, pulsed within Kerrigan, and Celia’s wisdom, though powerful, was becoming harder to control. And now, Valen’s words about Kerrigan’s rise to power lingered in the back of his mind, adding yet another layer of doubt.

“Valtas,” Conor muttered under his breath, as if