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CHAPTER 109 – The Test of Trust

Author: Joel J. Parker
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-04-26 18:45:24

The compound felt different after the confrontation in the inner hall.

Not louder.

Not calmer.

Heavier, as if Silvercrest itself had begun adjusting to instability at its core.

Lyra noticed it in the way wolves moved through corridors now: faster, more deliberate, less willing to linger in shared spaces. Conversations ended the moment she approached. Eyes slid away like she carried something contagious.

Ronan had gone ahead to the council wing earlier that morning, leaving her alone longer than
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