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She found it in an unlikely place: , a disgraced Inquisitor of the Sunken Temple. He had been assigned to investigate the Lily Service years ago, only to be framed for corruption and exiled to the lower tiers. He lived in a cellar, drinking away his memories, until a white-haired girl dropped a stolen crystal vial of Lily Cordial onto his table.

Not toward the children. Toward the mercury pool.

The pool was not just mercury. It was a —a delicate lattice of alchemical fluids and illusion-weave that stabilized the children's soul-extraction. The static fuse did not explode. It scrambled . The mercury hissed, turned black, and erupted in a silent, blinding pulse of feedback. Lily Service -Full Version- -Tyviania-

And at their head was Lady Lyselle Vane.

The night came. The Chrysalis Chamber blazed with light. A hundred children stood in rows, their eyes already clouding with the Sisters' sedative. The Harvesters circled like sharks. Kaelen slipped into the server vault, his hands shaking as he connected the ledger. Elara crawled through the ventilation shafts, a set of stolen keys clutched in her teeth. She found it in an unlikely place: ,

But the guards' words curdled the promise.

The children flocked to them. Elara saw her friend, a boy named Pip, take the vial. He drank. His eyes widened with bliss. Then he smiled, took a Sister's hand, and walked to the carriage. Not toward the children

"Little mouse," came a voice from everywhere and nowhere. Elara looked up. A projection of Lady Vane's face filled the shaft, her jade eyes burning. "Did you think the greenhouse was unguarded by accident? I let you find the ledger. I let you bring the Inquisitor. Because a failed rebellion draws more eyes than a quiet operation. Thank you for the free publicity."