Ardan's POV.

While Zone and I drank, I watched Serena trail away to find Gilly. I couldn't bear to see her like that because it hurt me to my core. I had told Zone's my plans now that Sylvia was which sounded stupid even to me.

"You know this won't be easy for you." Zone said.

I scoffed. "When has it been easy?" I asked rhetorically.

After sitting with him for a while, a servant came to me and said the council would like to meet with me. Which was odd because it's nighttime, and there was no message beforehand notifying me about a meeting.

I finished my drink, and...