The room fell silent as Aurora stood over the fallen traitor, her breath ragged with a mix of exhaustion and disbelief. The weight of their betrayal bore heavily on her heart, threatening to shatter the trust she had placed in those closest to her.
Slowly, she turned to her once trusted confidante, their face etched with guilt and shame. The realization that their allegiance had been a charade struck Aurora with a force she couldn't ignore. The person she had shared her hopes, fears, and dreams with had been feeding information to the hidden alliance, jeopardizing her reign and endangering the very lives she had sworn to protect.
"You?" Aurora's voice was laced with a mix of anger and sorrow. "How could you do this? How could you betray everything we stood for?"
