The Cathedral of Saint Valeria had been decorated with fifty thousand white mountain orchids and garlands of southern nightshade blossoms, filling the soaring marble nave with a fragrant, intoxicating perfume. Beneath the magnificent stained-glass rose windows, four thousand noble delegates, guildmasters, and foreign dignitaries sat in breathless, reverent anticipation. At the high altar stood King Alden, wearing his ceremonial mantle of pure white star-silk. Flanked by Grand Archivist Justin and…
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