The hall didn’t feel the same.Selene noticed it before she even stepped fully inside.It wasn’t louder than usual. If anything, it was quieter. But not the peaceful kind of quiet, the kind that settles gently and lets you breathe.This one felt… tight.Like every word spoken in the room was being measured. Weighed. Held back just a second too long before it was allowed to exist.She hesitated near the entrance, fingers curling slightly at her sides. She hadn’t been called. Not really. Servants weren’t part of meetings like this, not unless they were bringing something in or taking something out.But Maela had told her earlier, “Stay close to the main hall today. If anything is needed, you’ll hear it.”So she stayed.Near enough to hear.Far enough to be ignored.That was the rule.Selene kept her head slightly bowed as she moved along the wall, careful, quiet, slipping into a space where she wouldn’t be in anyone’s way. From there, she could see them.The elders.Seated in a loose ar
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