Lily felt an intense, almost overwhelming awe.
She had read stories of the goddess, heard whispers of her power, but standing here, in her presence, was like standing at the edge of a boundless ocean, feeling both tiny and significant at the same time.
Lexa’s face was a different picture entirely.
She stood up tall and proud, her lips curling into a satisfied smile as she looked around at the others, almost as if waiting for their acknowledgment of her success.
Her plan had begun to unfold precisely as she had envisioned.
The moon goddess’s voice cut through the stillness, soft yet echoing with undeniable authority.
“Who among you has dared to summon me, unbidden and outside the sacred time of the Moon Festival?”
Without hesitation, Lexa stepped forward, her smile widening.
“I
