They stood together that evening.
All five women.
Lira. Nyra. Seris. Silas. Aelira.
Different.
Opposite in many ways.
But drawn to the same center.
Kael.
"This isn't normal," Aelira said.
"No," Seris agreed.
Nyra smiled softly. "But it works."
Silas said nothing.
Lira stepped closer to Kael.
"…Then we don't question it," she said.
"We build it."
Kael looked at them all.
And for the first time—
Didn't feel overwhelmed.
He felt…
Complete.