Shadow Heir
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At the far end, on a dais of black granite, sat the northern heir.
She was younger than Eolan had imagined—perhaps his own age—but there was nothing unformed about her. Her hair was a deep, burnished copper, bound at the nape with a clasp shaped like a wolf’s head. Her cloak was white fur, the kind that marked high status, but beneath it she wore plain, close-fitting leather armor. Her eyes were pale, ice-blue, and when they fixed on him, it felt like the air had thinned.
The hall quieted as he approached. The heir remained seated, chin resting on one hand.