Now that Julius had been effectively silenced, Nyx immediately stepped forward, her eyes bright with urgent curiosity.
"Hero, can you please tell us what's really going on?"
Her voice was steady but intense.
"I feel like I'm getting close to understanding, but I don't know the full truth yet."
Other elves quickly joined in, their voices overlapping:
"Yes, Hero, please clarify everything!"
"I'm so confused!"
"Is it really true that Julius and the former Patriarch were working together?"
"How is that even possible?!"
Leona, Lulu, and Luna all looked toward Luca as well, desperate for answers.
Luca looked around at all the expectant faces slowly letting the tension build until everyone was practically vibrating with anticipation.
Finally, he nodded.
"Yes." He said simply. "That is the truth of the matter."
Gasps erupted from every corner of the square.
"Julius and the former Patriarch truly have been colluding with each other for quite some time now."
