Cyrus watched her carefully, noting the tension in her posture. She wasn't lying—that much he could tell. But the fact that even she didn't fully understand what they were dealing with made the situation all the more unsettling. Athena was someone who exuded calm confidence, and yet here she was, visibly nervous.
"My dreams…" she hesitated, then continued, "They were guiding me here, but they never told me why or what this is." She glanced back at the toad, her voice wavering slightly. "I just know I was meant to come here. To see it."
Cyrus' gaze returned to the massive creature. Whatever it was, it was clearly beyond the scope of a typical dungeon boss. And the fact that even Athena, with all her knowledge, couldn't identify it only added to the gravity of the moment.
