The Moon's Forgotten Bride
Corin had gone quiet in a way that unsettled Elira more than his usual composure ever had — no careful deflection, no unhurried explanation, just the particular stillness of a man deciding how much more truth he could afford to lose control of at once.
"The Vigil doesn't operate the way Thane's consortium does," he said finally. "They don't have a single leader I can name for you, no Rurik Thane you can negotiate with directly. They're built from cells — small groups, scattered across every territory, each one operating with enough independence that losing one doesn't compromise the rest. That's why the letter had no signature. There's no single person to blame, and no single person you coul