All the council members had already left the palace aside from the representatives of the witches and the Wood Elves. They confirmed that the King had returned to his study after leaving the council hall, and Leeora and Cornelia went to visit him. Meanwhile, Ember went ahead on her own as she had nothing to do. She decided to use this chance to continue her postponed plans of exploring the palace.
Inside the King's study, Draven was sitting in his armchair quietly. Though he was present there physically, his mind was somewhere else.
'There is still nothing?'
As soon as he calmed down, he spread his consciousness trying to figure out whether his little mate had returned to her lodgings or had gone somewhere else. However, his powers couldn't find a trace of her. Even after she had become his mate, he could not find her presence using his powers, as if she didn't exist.
