The Arbiter's Betrayal

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art hammering. She was in her

for it in this realm, str

ura of Authority was there,

eam?

, the pain – it was too real, too vis

celestial calendar

eduled to depart for her Mort

eborn. Given a

Silas and Clara' s betrayal, it wasn't j

rd resolve. This wou

nock on

come in?" Si

schooling her featu

with worry. The same worry s

' s about

omes, she

Authority. She yearns to be an Adjudicator, but she simply doesn'

still her friend, and the future she remembered was one he h

, Silas," Elara sa

ra, dear, with The Arbiter in such deep seclusion, and your

ng what

your Quill of Reckoning while you are away. Just as a precaution. T

een like siblings to her since they all came into being. She re

their cold eyes as

" her Quill. The first

d slowly, the memory of her stolen Aura,

hrough the remnants of old affection

ot walk int

ut the Quill is safest with me. However, your words about The Arbiter...

this time. She would go to The Arbiter

ed of foreknowledge to uncover the truth and protect he