The sky above Silver More was broken.The rift Aelin had torn yawned across the heavens like a scar, spilling veins of silver fire and black shadow into the world. Fragments of the Veil drifted down like shattered glass, shimmering with unnatural light. The soldiers of Silver More, battle-worn and blood-soaked, stared upward in mute horror.No one moved. Not the enemy. Not even the Harbinger.For the first time, silence reigned—not the silence of peace, but of stunned disbelief.At the heart of the square, Aelin stood surrounded by a circle of scorched earth, her silver fire still flickering faintly at her fingertips. Her chest rose and fell with ragged breaths, but her eyes glowed steady, unflinching.She had spoken. She had chosen. And her choice had remade everything.“Gods save us,” whispered one soldier, sinking to his knees. His voice carried, breaking the hush.“She’s not one of us,” another hissed, fear twisting his face. “She’s… she’s something else. Something worse.”Murmurs
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