First Bite
“I understand that you came to end what you don’t understand.”
The Council tensed.
And then—
The mirror cracked. Time seemed to slow, the sound sharp and crystalline, echoing around the sanctum like a warning bell. The air vibrated with power as the fracture spiderwebbed outward, touching every surface.
Not the shard.
Not the Crown.
Every reflective surface in the room.
Shattered.
Exploded.
Each fragment showing a different version of Autumn: faces shifting like water, each expression a new possibility. In some she looked innocent, in others fierce or remorseless, every fragment a truth that refused to be denied.
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