Chapter 203

Elara's POV

The air in the Tempestshroud Origin Hall was sharp with tension, thick with the scent of old cedar and ancestral ash from the braziers burning along the stone walls. This hall had witnessed centuries of oaths, betrayals, and blood sacrifices from my family. Tonight, it bore witness to something else entirely.

"You… what did you just say?" Vanya's voice cut through the silence, b