Candice nodded slowly. “It’s possible. The last known wielder of all elements was from the Ivanov Clan, but the Elders erased everything about them. The royal decree ordered every record of their bloodline to be destroyed. No one was supposed to remember their name or what happened to them.”

The chamber fell silent. Everyone exchanged tense looks, the weight of Uriel’s words sinking in.

Candice’s brows furrowed. “Wait—what do you mean she can manipulate elements?”

Gavriel ...