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~Elara's POV

"For the woman who fought through the day and didn't break," he said quietly.

I laughed softly. "You make it sound like I was holding on by my fingernails."

"You were," he said simply, leaning closer. His thumb brushed mine on the glass. "But you did it anyway."

I took the wine, feeling the warmth spread through my fingers. "I couldn't have done it without my team," I admitted. "They… they were incredible. All night, they were incredible."

Janae, who had been sitting nearby David, chimed in. "And you led them beautifully. I've never seen you like this, Elara. Calm, yet… alive."

I smiled, a little embarrassed. "Alive… that's a good way to put it."

David raised his glass. "To Luna Elara," he said, voice steady and full of meaning. "For making this night possible. For making all of us feel like we're part of something bigger."

I lifted my glass. "To all of us. To what we built, and to what's still coming."

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