GROWING SHADOWS
Three months passed in relative peace.
Luna thrived with her new classmates. At fifteen weeks old, she had the development of a three-and-a-half-year-old and was learning at an astonishing rate. The school has expanded to eight students now, with more families requesting enrollment every week.
Judge Cross's monthly assessments remained positive. Luna's control was impeccable. No incidents, no accidents, no power surges beyond controlled training exercises.
Everything seemed to be progressing well.
Then the threats started.
The first one arrived via encrypted email to my official Alpha account.
"Your daughter is an abomination. The Court may allow her to exist, but true believers know she must be eliminated before she destroys us all. We are watching. We are waiting.
