Chapter 529 - CHAPTER 529 — The Council Falls part 2

The words had scarcely left Matteo's mouth when the crimson circle surrounding Elara brightened with such force that everyone in the chamber was compelled to shield their eyes, yet Elara herself remained untouched by the sudden radiance. She stood within the ancient pattern with one hand pressed against her chest, feeling the pulse beneath her skin answer the deeper rhythm rising from beneath the chamber, and although fear tightened her throat, another sensation had begun to emerge beneath it: recognition.