REINCARNATION

"This is the final warning, Cerius."

Marius' voice rang through the grand council hall, his sharp tone slicing through the thick tension in the air.

"If Haelyn does not appear today, she will be stripped of her title. The Alpha King will be given a new Luna, and her absence will be considered an act of defiance against the council."

Cerius, seated at the long table across from the council elders, exhaled through his nose, his patience wearing dangerously thin.

"You're making a mistake, Marius," he said, voice calm but edged with warning.

Seraphis leaned forward, her piercing gaze scanning the elders. "You speak as though Haelyn's disappearance was by choice. You all felt the earth shake. You know something unnatural happened to her."

Marius scoffed. "Save your theatrics, Seraphis. We are not here to entertain your wild magic conspiracies. The fact remains…..Haelyn has abandoned her duty."