Sunny smiled and remained silent, taking the bottle from Effie.
He had gotten back from the Forgotten Shore only this morning, and in a few hours, he would be gone. Behind them, in the Ivory Tower, Nephis and Cassie were finishing the last of their preparation and addressing the Fire Keepers. His own farewells had already been said.
The three freshly baked Sovereigns, meanwhile, were in the strange interim period where their duties had already been decided, but did not become reality yet.
An army of bureaucrats, administrators, and military officers were feverishly rearranging the whole framework of how humanity functioned at the moment. Until the logistical side of the leadership change caught up, Effie, Kai, and Jet had precious little to do.
