The room was cloaked in shadows, the faint glow of violet eyes cutting through the gloom like a predator's gaze. Selene Draevyn stood by a weathered desk, fingers trailing over a blade as if weighing unseen choices. "You’ve come far to find me," she murmured, her voice a velvet whisper laced with danger. "But tell me… was it courage or desperation that brought you here?" Her smirk widened, the oppressive air thickening with each passing moment, daring the one before her to speak.