LYRAThe knowing didn’t leave, it lingered. And that felt worse. Not loud. Not invasive. Just… present. Like a gaze pressed gently between my shoulder blades. I didn’t sleep after telling Rael that something knew my name. I lay in the dark instead, staring at the ceiling while moonlight traced pale lines across the stone. Every time I almost drifted off, I felt it again. That subtle awareness, watching, patient and unblinking. Every time I closed my eyes, I felt the vastness again, not the Moon Goddess’ sharp, silver insistence, but something heavier. Dimmer. Vast in a way that had nothing to do with light.Older.Quieter.Waiting.By dawn, the feeling had thinned out but not vanished. It sat low in my chest, with a feeling of observance. Meanwhile, exhaustion trembled in my limbs.The guards outside my door changed shifts without speaking. Their scents carried unease. I could feel it now, emotions brushing against me like cold air through cracked doors. They were afraid of me, tha
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