KAIA’S POV I walked away from Elder Agatha’s house with a head full of questions and a heart full of confusion. I was even more confused now than I was going in. Her words kept replaying over and over in my mind like an old, broken record. "If that man ever remembers who he truly is, he could become their worst nightmare." I was trying so hard to pretend that I understood a thing she said—that her words actually made sense—but it just wasn't happening. What did that even mean? What kind of nightmare? And who were they? Why would anyone go to such lengths to erase someone’s identity? The cool breeze brushed against my skin as I walked, but I barely felt it. My thoughts were too loud, crashing into one another as I tried to make sense of what I'd just been told. I didn’t even notice

