The atmosphere in the cabin wasn't particularly oppressive, but everyone gradually fell silent.
Except for Kadi, everyone else was deep in thought. The brief silence made the cabin extraordinarily quiet, so quiet that Kadi was reluctant to interrupt it.
This silence was a kind of silent agreement, as everyone knew what lay ahead.
That unknown was both an enemy and a challenge.
The Kangen family was ready, and so was the Bistal group.
They had all been through an unprecedented conflict, where unfamiliar enemies suddenly launched an attack on them. There was no clear cause or consequence to this attack; these people appeared like flames, burning intensely and then disappearing before anyone's eyes, leaving nothing behind.
Every silence must eventually end; no one understood how all of this came to be, but everyone knew that staying silent wouldn't solve the problem.
