ThirteenThe Rotunda of Evolving Consciousness sits atop the highest hill on Coronadus, just east of the heart of town. It is a visionary design of polished stone and marble, with open air porticos leading to six separate chambers.
The Educational, Environmental, Health & Wellness, and Self-Empowerment Chambers, usually welcoming dozens of students and visitors, are empty now. Vacant, too, is the Peace Chamber, the most utilized room in the Rotunda with ongoing meetings, ceremonies and brainstorming sessions conducted throughout the day.
But on this day, a fateful day for David, Bianca, and all Coronadans, the only chamber to which everyone hurries is the Hall of Social Justice, where the War Council will convene.
Every seat in the auditorium is filled, every row from floor level to balc
