Rhenna’s POV

Rhenna’s hand closed over the seal and the doors obeyed because stones obeyed those who had already broken them, and the hall fell into a disciplined silence that felt like the breath before a war, so I counted the Alphas and read the flames on the projection until the map offered only ash where Mira had been, which meant Derian Ruins and then a blank that spoke louder than any confession. I tapped the sigil twice to lock our intent into ceremony and law, and when I named the ...