It did not take Kael long to accept that the brief interval of peace in House Vharen had ended.
Nerya was still in the middle of the hall, resting part of her weight against one of the roots Sylphie kept discreetly beside her, while Mereth argued quietly with the other family members about what would be done with the lunar chambers.
That, at least, seemed like a problem that could continue without him.
Inner Moon no longer possessed the authority to transform anyone, the choices of the preserved women had been recorded individually, and Nerya had just demonstrated that she did not need Kael to tell her own uncle what her name was.
The page in his hands, however, had just informed him that an institution at the bottom of the ocean possessed enough authority to awaken another First Archive project.
He took out the crystal.
"Amelia."
The answer came almost immediately.
"I saw it too."
Kael raised an eyebrow.
