The Culled's response came six hours later.
We accept your modified terms. Broadcast the meeting. Bring your observers. Let everyone watch.
When we kill you on camera, everyone will see exactly why violence is the only answer.
See you at dawn.
~Kai
Nyx's hands trembled as she read the response for the nth time.
Kai.
"He fought beside me." She whispered in the empty room.
Raziel had stepped out briefly to coordinate with Zephyr about broadcast equipment.
"He was just a kid who'd spent his whole life hiding what he was. I taught him to shift. I watched him discover his strength for the first time."
Razeil completing his work, walked in. He saw her scared face and immediately knew something was wrong.
"What happened?"
She handed him the message.
