d more secrets than we could ever comprehend. But there was no time to dwell on the dangers we had narrowly escaped. T

ick with tension, an undercurrent of unease that I hadn't noticed before. I glanced at Ethan and Sophia, but they wer

d, I couldn't make sense of it all. The altar, the stranger's warning, the vision of the mysterious figure cloaked in sh

ted awake by a soft knock on my door. It was Ava, her pale fac

ce trembling slightly. I could see the worry etched o

and motioning for her to join

... strange dreams that don't make any sense. But there's one thing that ke

ensitive to the energies around us, her instincts of

seem to be," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "They're hiding som

ne. "Do you know who it is?" I ask

oo vague. But I can feel it, Sera. Someon

imed to know the true prophecy-his intentions had always been unclear, but now I couldn't help but question whether he was th

we needed to be prepared for whatever was coming. As I entered the council chamber, I could feel the weight of their gazes on me

, motioned for me to speak. "Seraphina, yo

he ancient rune, and the altar we had discovered. I left out the part abou

ould feel it in the air, a subtle tension that hadn't been there before. And then it hi

ngthen our defenses and prepare for an attack. But there's something else... something

mong them was hiding something. I kept my expression neutral, but my mind was raci

e chamber one by one. Each of them had served Silverclaw for years, but Ava's dr

ters, Ethan burst in, his face pale and tense. "Sera, you need

had been meant for someone within our ranks, but it had been intercepted before it could r

r move. Await further instructions

ne with access to our most guarded secrets. But who could it be? The message didn't reveal

ghts. I tensed, my hand instinctively reaching for the dagger at my side. Whoever was on the other side of that do