Aria
“I already did.”
Malachar stared at him for several long seconds, as if searching for any sign of doubt. Finding none, he finally mounted his horse again. As the Iron Creed turned to leave, the priest spoke one final sentence without looking back. “The Prophecy Child will destroy everything around her.”
Then they rode away, disappearing down the southern road in a cloud of dust.
The silence afterward felt suffocating. Nobody moved immediately. Nobody spoke. Because for the first time, the threat felt undeniably real. Not rumors. Not distant whispers. Not abstract fear. War was coming, and it carried the full weight of kingdoms and faith behind it.
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