Scene: The group emerges from the ruins into the pale light of dawn. The sky is painted with hues of orange and pink, but the air still feels heavy, as if the battle left a scar on the world itself.
Cassia
[Scanning the horizon] It should feel over. But it doesn’t.
RYDER
[Nods, gripping his staff] Because it’s not. That thing might be gone, but the echoes of it He looks at the pendant’s shattered remains in Lila’s hand. "They’re still here.
Lila stirs and slowly opens her eyes. Elias, still by her side, helps her sit up.
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