Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Anya and her allies prepare for the Council hearing in three days. They strategize with Morgana, Seraphina, and Mara, who reveal how the Moon-Blood Prophecy can be used as evidence. Lyrael agrees to testify but warns that Vespera will stack the hearing. Jena and Selena discover the blood-sickness can only be healed by mixing vampire and hybrid blood, a biological proof of unity. Korvus is in custody, and Anya attempts to reach him through shared grief. At the end of the day, a wounded hybrid child arrives at the gates with a cryptic warning from an unknown source, hinting that Vespera has already begun her moves.
The gate slammed shut, a brutal sound that tore through the illusion of peace. Gates meant for quiet departures should have sighed, should have whispered farewell. This one shrieked, iron grinding on iron, a stark reminder of Vespera’s departure. Anya sat on the fountain’s edge, the warmth of the soup in her belly a stark contrast to the frost creeping into her fingers.
Time had fractured. It no longer flowed, but lurched, a broken clock still ticking, yet meaningless. The sun climbed, shadows shrinking. The courtyard stirred, a mundane awakening of students and instructors, a carefully constructed facade of normalcy over a fortress, a stage, a trap.
"You'll catch a chill."
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