"Mireille, are you free now?"
Mireille stopped near the edge of the platform, her icy-blue eyes tracking his posture before she gave a single, unhurried nod. "Yes."
"And I'm here to watch," Cyra said, stepping up onto the raised observation ledge and resting her hand casually on Arya's shoulder. She turned her gaze toward Daphne and Annalise, formally acknowledging the high-ranking women present. "Councilor Annalise. Dr. Virellith."
Mireille did the same, offering a brief but disciplined nod to the Council members before she returned her gaze to Zaeryn. Moving with her natural elegance, she walked directly into the deep-ground hall from the observation gallery, her boots clicking softly against the packed soil.
Daphne let out a long, heavy sigh, her fingers adjusting the front of her lab coat as her violet eyes narrowed on Zaeryn with genuine concern. She stepped closer to Zaeryn.
