Chapter 18 - The Wagon That Carried No Flowers

A midnight wagon leaves Lower Garden carrying people instead of flowers. Following a lead in Nerissa’s disappearance, Soren, Emberlyn, and Rhydan intercept it—only to discover that freeing its prisoners could trigger a deadly magical backlash. As Soren struggles to keep them alive, the search uncovers a hidden passenger whose answers are more unsettling than her presence.