The annual gathering approached—the same gathering where Julian had first confronted the Whitfields. This year, it would be different. This year, it wouldn't be a celebration of the past, but a battle for the future.
Sabrina and Julian stood before the townsfolk, their voices ringing with conviction. They spoke of Lyra's courage, of the sacrifices made by those who had defied the Whitfields, and of the promise of a new dawn. They offered the people a choice: cling to the shadows of the past, or step into the light of a future where they could finally be free