Chapter Fifty-One: People Who Need

At the Rainbow and Swan’s gala in Aprelêu, Poleen Juvukis, as Kontzulê Polênu Juvilêus, navigates a flood of nobles, including Kontzûl Emerotô and Konlul Nobûn, who mingle to gather intelligence. Montêusarâ Velôshêu, representing the Notoholis Aprelêu, demands the donu-honêsh cache’s location, which Poleen denies owning, offering negotiations if the Notoholis bids respectfully. Berjer Fendênus tû Amdwol, seeking to destroy the donu, receives a map from Poleen as proof, prompted by Hovêen tû Sedlômu’s warning signal. Suspecting an attack, Poleen slips from her pavilion, disguised, and ascends to the third tier with Thembekû, only to face a supernatural darkness engulfing the courtyard. As panic erupts, Poleen, caught in the shadowy assault, confronts an unknown enemy—potentially Compunêu Trade Consortium, Notoholis, or Fendênus’s agents—disrupting her plan to expose Ezeldu’s killers. With Âvorê, Nosohûm, and Isidorus nearby, she aims to secure Nicôdî tû Dêidontâ’s Written Jewels and Notoholis access, advancing her vengeance against Nedrich nâ Hilêômbrâ and Fendênus while aligning with her father’s yostul ambitions.

CMU Chapter 50 — People Who Aren’t
CMU Chapter 52 — Dancing With Darkness