Legacy Unbound

For a while, neither of them spoke.

The garden held its breath, as if the truth that had just been spoken needed time to settle—into the roots of the earth, into the space between them, into Lyra herself.

After a moment, Bianca continued.

“Now that you know this much,” she said, “you’ve likely already seen what it means.”

Lyra didn’t speak, but she didn’t look away.

“Your relationship with Ka