Elara’s POVThe message from the Founders’ Circle should have shattered any chance of calm. Those words followed us out of the ruined harbour and all the way back through the southern tunnel network, pressing against every thought like a blade at the throat.And yet, somewhere between the armoured convoy doors slamming shut and the safe house gates locking behind us, something unexpected happened.The panic inside me began to loosen, not because the danger had passed or because the children were safe, but because for the first time, the enemy had a face, even if it was still hidden in shadow.Nadia had been in chaos.This was a shape, a history, a direction. And strange as it sounded, clarity gave fear less room to grow wild. By the time we returned to the secured medical wing, the doctor was waiting with a look that made it clear she had heard enough of the night’s events to be furious.“You are done moving for the next hour,” she said before I could speak.I almost argued, but the e
Read more