Velmira blinked, lips parting in a soft gasp. For a heartbeat, she stood still — stunned, speechless. Her throat bobbed as if she'd tried to speak, but the words tangled before they ever reached her lips. She closed her mouth again, silently, eyes wide. Even the celestial guards tensed, a subtle shift rippling through their stance. No one had seen Selene like this in ages — radiant, commanding. They were used to her quiet presence, the gentle way she moved through spaces like a whisper. But now... she was something else entirely.
Thaleon sat straighter, a stunned smile growing at the corner of his lips. He'd almost forgotten the weight her presence carried. She always knew how to make an entrance. Always. And somehow, without doing anything dramatic at all.
