The Solarian Dispatch

The following morning, Lord Corvin and the human diplomatic delegation prepared to depart through the Ash-Fall Gate. Outside the fortress walls, the snow had stopped, replaced by bright, crisp winter sunshine that made the volcanic peaks sparkle like black diamonds. Lord Corvin stood in the courtyard, holding the heavy wooden dispatch chest containing the ratified Treaty of Blood and Ash, alongside the newly approved grain and trade agreements signed jointly…