(Isla)
Everything vanished.
The chamber disappeared until nothing remained except silence. Cold stone stretched beneath my feet, and the light from several torches spread across walls I had never seen before. The air carried the scent of old parchment and burning oil.
I wasn't standing in the present.
I was standing inside another vision.
A man stood with his back to me.
Even before he turned, I knew who it was.
Elder Evander.
He looked younger, but there was no mistaking him. His robes were simpler than the ones he wore now, and his face held none of the warmth he showed the Council. This was the man hidden beneath the mask.
Another figure entered the chamber.
Rodan.
He stopped several steps away and lowered his head.
"You sent for me, Elder."
Evander turned to face him.
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