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The idea came to Sera two days after the archive's release, watching reports trickle in of settlements reacting in every direction at once—some horrified into firmer alliance with the coalition, others too frightened of retaliation to commit to anything at all, still others simply confused, caught between a legend they'd heard whispered for months and a man whose crimes had just been laid bare in cold, undeniable detail."They don't know what to believe," Julian said over the radio, relaying the scattered responses filtering through his network. "Some of them think the release is coalition propaganda. Others believe it, but don't understand what it actually means for their own survival. You've become this figure people whisper about, Sera, but nobody's actually heard you speak. Not directly.""Then that changes today," Sera said.Priya had rigged a broadcast setup weeks ago for exactly this kind of contingency, salvaged radio equipment capable of reaching further than their usual coal

The attack came without the careful warning signs that had preceded Hargrove's Landing, no gathering intelligence, no scattered reports of unusual infected movement in the days before. It simply happened, fast and total, and by the time word reached the compound, there was nothing left to save.Sera took the call herself, one of Renata's outlying settlements—Millbrook, a modest community of forty-some people that had only recently pledged full support to the coalition after her broadcast—reduced to ash and silence within the span of a single night."Coordinated assault," Renata's voice came through the radio, stripped of its usual cold composure, something raw and furious bleeding through instead. "Same pattern as Hargrove's Landing, except faster. My scouts reached the perimeter at dawn. Sera, there's almost nothing left to bury.""Survivors?""A handful. They're being brought to my territory now. I'll have them transferred to you once they're stable enough to travel. Some of them sp

The anger took two days to fully surface, and when it finally did, it arrived nothing like the quiet grief Daisy had carried through the file's initial revelation.Sera found her in the main hall, alone, the children still asleep, standing over the small collection of books she'd built her makeshift school around, her hands shaking with a fury that looked entirely foreign on her usually gentle face."Daisy?""I keep thinking about the other kids," Daisy said, not turning around. "The ones who were there with me. The ones I made friends with, the ones that apparently ruined his little experiment because I cared about them instead of turning into whatever cold, detached thing he wanted." Her voice shook. "Did he erase their memories too? Did he decide they were unsuccessful and just discard them the same way, and are they out there somewhere right now, not even knowing what was taken from them?""I don't know," Sera said honestly. "But we can try to find out."Daisy turned to face her f

The letter arrived the same way the first one had, folded and weighted at the gate, though this time no guard reported footprints or figures in the dark—only the letter itself, waiting, as though it had simply appeared there through the same patient, unhurried means Crowe seemed to prefer for everything he touched.Sera read it alone in her quarters before bringing it to the others, the familiar, controlled script settling cold in her chest despite everything they'd built in the weeks since their forces had assembled.*Miss Ashford,**I've watched your coalition grow with considerable interest. Impressive, truthfully, though I confess I expected nothing less from you at this point. I think it's time we spoke once more, before either of us commits to a course of action that proves difficult to walk back from.**I propose the same terms as before. Neutral ground, my estate, an honest conversation about an outcome that benefits everyone involved. I understand your hesitation, given how o

The second call came less than a day later, no warning this time, Crowe's voice simply filling the communications room again as though he'd never fully disconnected in the first place, only paused to let his previous revelation properly settle."I find I'm not quite finished being honest with you," he said, without preamble. "I hope you'll indulge me a little longer, Miss Ashford. I promise this next piece matters considerably more than the last.""I'm not sure I trust anything you're about to say," Sera answered, though she gestured for Marcus to keep the channel open regardless."That's reasonable," Crowe said. "Trust me or don't. The information remains true either way, and I suspect you'd rather have it than not, whatever your feelings about the source."Lucien had gone very still beside her, and something in his stillness made Sera's chest tighten before Crowe had said another word."Lucien," Crowe continued, his voice carrying that same warm, unhurried fondness he'd used discuss