Chapter 484: Truths in Shadow
The council hall remained still for a moment longer, the echoes of Orion's last words hanging heavy in the air. Then, as if a single thought had snapped into place in everyone's minds, the room erupted in questions.
"Wait," Madam Tyler said first, her voice trembling but sharp, "are you saying… Sophia is truly the Luna?"
Daniel's brow furrowed, his fingers tapping the table impatiently. "Orion… is this true? Is it confirmed?"
Caspian, who had been leaning back in his chair, letting the weight of everything settle on his broad shoulders, spoke next. "Orion… tell me this is true. Is she…?" His voice trailed, a rare uncertainty threading his words.
"You mean like… Luna Luna? The one foretold in the prophecy? That one?" Mary asked him.
Orion lifted his head slowly, eyes scanning each of them in turn. "Yes," he said, his tone even, careful. "Sophia is the Luna foretold. The one most people have been waiting for."
