The crowd murmurs. Maya keeps her face still.
“Hello, little sister,” Serena says to Maya. “Sorry I’m late. Elara and I have been… pruning .”
A hidden greenhouse beneath the academy. Elara Vance (Serena’s former best friend, now acting head of House Ashford) tends to a plant with glowing red veins. She’s not mourning Serena. She’s replacing her.
Scene 1: The Throne of Petals
That throne belongs to , who vanished three episodes ago.
