She gestured to a girl standing placidly by the pool: Elara's friend, Pip. But Pip's eyes were no longer his own. They were mirrors.
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And in the upper city, every light-panel flickered—and displayed the Bloom Registry in crisp, undeniable detail. Lady Vane stood alone amid the chaos, her serene mask finally cracking. She looked at Elara—this small, bleeding, furious child—and for a moment, something like respect flickered across her face. She gestured to a girl standing placidly by
Elara looked at the dagger. She looked at the woman who had murdered dozens of children. And she threw the dagger into the dead mercury pool. Kaelen became its first teacher
And at their head was Lady Lyselle Vane.
What she saw there stole her breath.
"You've destroyed years of work," she said softly. "Do you know what they'll do to me? The Harvesters have long memories."