What really happened between Orion and Elias?
The question hammered through Tave's thoughts like a dull echo. He hated it. Hated how muddled everything had become. The story he thought he understood was unraveling, and even Orion's version no longer seemed to hold weight.
Then, the woman, one of their teammates, began to speak.
Her voice was calm, but there was a tremor beneath it. Not hesitation, but the kind of weight that comes with reliving something she didn't want to remember.
She started from the beginning.
It had been just after they were dragged into the Rift. She was alone at first, disoriented and searching for the others, until she heard shouting. A voice filled with rage.
Curious, worried, she ran toward the sound.
When she arrived, she found Orion, locked in a heated argument with one of their teammates.
She couldn't make out the details. Too much yelling, too much raw emotion. The kind of fury that drowns out meaning. Then the shouting turned into violence.
