Change no longer felt like something that came and went.
It settled in place, forming a base that did not merely hold everything up, but also began to guide the way forward.
Sophia sensed it as a very subtle voice, not a sound that could be heard, but something that offered direction without forcing compliance.
She stood within it.
Not fighting against it.
Not trying to control it.
But simply listening.
"It is starting to speak," she said softly.
Beside her, Adrian Blackwood narrowed his eyes. "Not with words."
Sophia nodded slightly.
"But with guidance."
Daniel took a slow breath. "I can feel the inclination. Like a pull to move in a certain direction."
Leonard Graves smiled faintly. "The foundation is beginning to determine the path of all that rests upon it."
Silence fell.
But this time.
It was not empty.
Instead it was filled with hidden meaning.
Sophia closed her eyes.
She delved even deeper.
And there.
She found something clearer.
