"So you two are sisters?" Karsha, who had been silent for over thirty minutes, finally spoke. The revelation had come in such a heated moment that both Karsha and Elara seemed unprepared for it. Although it was Elara who had said it, the look on her face now made it clear to Karsha that she hadn't meant to let it slip. It had all happened in the heat of the moment.
Elara turned to face Karsha, her eyes wide with a mixture of regret and realization. "Karsha, I—"
Elexa, still kneeling and visibly shaken, interjected, "Yes, we are sisters. Though our paths have diverged over the millennia, the bond remains."
Karsha took a deep breath, trying to process this new information. "Why didn't either of you tell me?"
