The Crescent Heir
She blinked at Deimon, disoriented for just a second, then drew a slow breath and forced her shoulders down.
"Yes, right." A fragile calm settled over her features . It was performative, thin as paper. "The opening rites. I'm on it."
She reached for her ritual equipment.
The Scion members exchanged quiet glances. Seraphina had always been sensitive — perceptive in the way only Diviners were, tuned to frequencies the rest of them couldn't hear. But this was different, this wasn't sensitivity. This was something she was barely keeping contained, and Seraphina wasn't good at keeping secrets for long.