The courtroom of Silvercrest had never felt so charged.It wasn't the architecture—the ancient oak panels, the high windows that let in slants of grey light, the heavy wooden benches worn smooth by decades of observers. It was the atmosphere. The particular tension that comes when everyone in the room knows they're witnessing history.Luna sat at the plaintiff's table, her posture perfect, her expression calm. She wore a tailored suit of deep grey—professional, authoritative, designed to command respect without theatrics. Before her spread documents that represented months of work, years of evidence, decades of corruption laid bare.Opposing counsel, a team of expensive lawyers hired by the council's remaining members, shifted nervously in their seats. They had reviewed the evidence. They knew what was coming.Dante sat in the front row of observers, his presence a silent reminder of the power backing Luna's case. He didn't need to speak, did
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