Chapter 471: The Story He Was Never Meant to Tell
Sophia and Orion stared at Eldric.
They waited.
And waited.
The house felt unnaturally still. Even the faint crackle of the dying hearth seemed to fade into the background, as if the house itself had decided to listen.
Eldric's head was bowed.
His brows were drawn together in a deep frown.
Minutes passed. And there was still nothing.
Orion shifted first.
"Are you going to speak anytime soon?" Orion asked Eldric. "You said you were going to tell us why I was able to kill Dolion."
Eldric's jaw tightened.
His fingers curled slowly over the arms of the chair.
"Yes. The reason you were able to kill Dolion is because..." He stopped.
His lips parted again.
And then closed.
Orion's eyes narrowed.
"What?"
Eldric exhaled through his nose.
"I can't."
The word dropped between them like something fragile.
Orion blinked.
"You can't… what?"
"I can't tell you."
The silence that followed felt heavier than before.
