The world did not end when Lyra vanished. That was the first betrayal. “It’s still here,” someone whispered.Astrael knelt in the churned earth, arms locked around Liora as she screamed herself hoarse. “She said, she said it wouldn’t be quiet.”Miren stood frozen, staring at the sky as if it might give Lyra back if she stared hard enough. “She anchored it,” she said. “She didn’t just speak. She… left residue.”Ilyse swallowed. “Residue of what?”Miren turned slowly. “Truth.”The sky above them was whole again. No seams. No lights. No targeting lines. The coalition had withdrawn as if nothing had happened.And that terrified everyone. “They’re gone,” a man said shakily.“No,” the boy replied. “They’re listening.”Liora lifted her head, eyes swollen, voice raw. “They took her.”Astrael tightened his grip. “They tried.”Liora pulled away, shaking. “Then where is she?”No one answered. The silence pressed in, not empty, but expectant. The first change was subtle. A woman in the crowd gasp
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