Her thirst for vengeance
The oracle didn’t answer immediately.
Instead, she looked at Kayla.
Kayla spoke first.
“I showed her the images,” she said quietly.
Now everyone went still again.
I could feel my heartbeat in my throat.
The oracle finally looked back at me.
And nodded.
“Yes,” she said calmly. “It was a night devourer.”
The room fell into a heavy, suffocating silence.
Hector’s jaw tightened immediately, his expression darkening with anger and something deeper—something like dread.
Luna Kayla sighed softly, her shoulders sagging just a little, like she had been hoping for a different answer too.