A chill ran through the room at Luna's words. The silver threads seemed to pulse more intensely, as if responding to the name.
"Viana?" Vell repeated, the name striking something deep within him. "That's..."
[So you remember my name now. Interesting timing, Luna.]
"Still as stubborn as ever, I see," she said, her eyes fixed on a point just over Vell's shoulder where no one stood. "And still bound to him, even after everything."
The girls looked between them, confusion clear on their faces. Ruby's hand drifted to her daggers, while Wren shifted closer to her master's side.
"She can't 'come out,'" he said, his voice tight. "She's sealed, just like... just like the rest of me." He met her gaze. "You knew. You knew all along who she was."
