Just then—
Lilith leaned closer to Lucien. It was the kind of movement a predator made when it sensed a shift in the air.
Her eyes narrowed as if she were trying to focus on something just out of sight.
Lucien flinched when her face came too close. He lifted his brows slightly and leaned back an inch.
Lilith's expression slipped from composure into open curiosity.
She inhaled once.
Before Lucien could ask what she was doing, Lilith spoke.
"You..." she said slowly. "Why do I feel like I'm getting stronger just standing near you?"
Lucien blinked.
Lilith felt it clearly now. The closer she stood to him, the more her Law stirred. It was like a tuning fork had been struck somewhere inside her, and her own resonance had begun to hum in response.
Her Law recognized something.
And that recognition was… pleasant.
Before he could answer, Kaia hopped forward from behind him and leaned in as well. Then, her eyes went bright with sudden excitement.
