The effect did not appear immediately. The night of Evelyn Crane's event ended without open confrontation, and the public reaction in the first few hours remained restrained. From a broader perspective, the outcome was expected. Social perception typically changed gradually, especially when it had been carefully guided in one direction over several days.
However, the stability of that perception had been disrupted.
Seraphina's response had not erased the narrative that Evelyn introduced, but it had introduced doubt into the method behind it. That doubt did not remain contained.
By the following morning, the tone of conversation within elite circles had begun to change. It started quietly.
