Dream remained silent for several seconds, his gaze moving between the crimson dome and the Saints standing outside it. There was no trace of hesitation on his face, only the calm expression of someone who had already accepted the consequences of his decision. Eventually, he looked toward Sue and lowered the cube slightly.
"I suppose there is no reason to hide it anymore."
Sue's expression hardened. "What have you done?"
Dream met her gaze without flinching.
"I joined the Eternals."
The words seemed to hang over the battlefield for a moment before their meaning fully sank in. Then the silence shattered.
"You betrayed us?" Kaelra's voice thundered across the battlefield, her anger carrying even through her exhaustion. Despite his injuries, the Elven King instinctively reached for his broken bow, while Gerald's usually relaxed expression became cold and unreadable.
