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Chapter 241 - Meeting (3)

Still at the center of the sigil. Still beneath ten eyes. But now, he let himself be seen.

Not the boy who vanished.

Not the prince who was kidnapped.

The one who came back.

"I'll speak clearly," he said.

No preamble.

No apology.

"I won't give you everything."

A faint stir among the seats.

"But I'll give you enough."

He scanned them once, slow, deliberate.

"You've all heard the rumors. The attack at Evernight. The explosion near Hearthrun. The dragon sighting."

A few shifts in posture.

No interruptions.

"I'm not here to confirm the gossip," he continued. "I'm here to give it direction."

Narien leaned forward slightly. "And what direction is that, Prince Lindarion?"

"North," Lindarion said. "Then down."

Silas let out a small, polite laugh. "Forgive me. Are we talking geography now?"

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