Chapter 98 – What the Moon Demands

Elodie

The council hall felt colder than before.

Not because of the stone walls or the night air creeping in through the high windows—but because of the way everyone was looking at me.

Like I was no longer just a student.

No longer just a girl training to become a warrior.

I was a question they didn’t know how to answer.

The High Council sat in a straight line now, no longer relaxed, no longer pretending this was just another hearing. Their eyes ...