Prince Ash POV
The crystal throne burst beneath my father as I slammed my fist on the council table.
Shards of pure magic scattered across the floor while every fae lord in the room gasped in shock. King Oberon rose slowly from the ruins of his seat, his silver eyes burning with anger that could have frozen mountains.
"You dare show such disrespect in my court?" he asked, power crackling around him like lightning.
"I dare show the same respect you're giving to innocent people who are dying!" I shot back, not caring that half the council looked ready to remove me on the spot. "While we sit here playing political games, the Void Walkers are erasing entire families from existence!"
My aunt, Lady Titania, laughed coldly from her seat. "Such love for mortals, nephew. How wonderfully naive."
