Nine years after Book Three (Everyone 18+)

Much has changed in the past few years. With the lasting peace between the Human Kingdoms and Elven Nations, commerce cultural exchanges have flourished.
Now Elves and Humans can walk freely among each other.
Ezram has grown into a sensible King, loved by his people, known for fostering forgiveness and integration.
Zym, been still too young to ascend to the throne, has been appointed as rightful Dragon Prince Heir. In the meantime, after Zubeya's ****, a new Dragon Queen has been elected, Afastra.

No one has seen or heard of Viren in all these years.
The events of his coup to take the throne of Katolis and the **** to Lux Aurea and to the Storm Spire seem so distant in time that they have been forgotten by everyone but a few scholars.
Claudia, having returned the Sun Stave, in the theft of which she had no actual part, and having turned herself in spontaneously to the Joined Tribunal, has been let off with a minor sentence and the obligation to never ever perform Dark Magic again.