Someone had changed them. Changed them gradually. Changed them across generations. Modified their fundamental purpose until their original reason for existence had almost completely disappeared beneath new layers of doctrine and dogma.
Elara frowned as she examined the timeline of these changes. "Someone rewrote the Rewriters themselves. Someone took an organization founded on a specific ideal and systematically transformed it into something else entirely. Someone erased what it had been and replaced it with what they wanted it to become."
Lyra slowly nodded, understanding the full weight of what they were discovering. "And whoever did it still sits at the top. Still controls the leadership. Still issues the orders that we've all been following."
