The days that followed the council meeting were filled with a renewed sense of urgency. Kael, Morgana, and Lyra worked tirelessly alongside the council members to organize their response to the growing unrest along the eastern borders. Messages were sent to the neighboring villages, calling for leaders to gather at The Luminal Sanctuary and reaffirm the unity that had held the region together for so long.
Kael found himself once again walking through the Sanctuary grounds, though now with a new heaviness in his steps. The peace they had fought so hard to achieve seemed fragile in the face of this new threat. Yet, as he walked past the familiar faces of students and villagers alike—each going about their day, learning, working, and living their lives—he knew that the heart of their mission had never wavered. The foundation they had built was solid, rooted in something more than just the absence of conflict.
