Subplot Prompts:

• Kael & Sister Helin: How does Helin’s death reshape Kael’s understanding of resistance?
• Dain & His Son: Can love survive indoctrination? (Hint: No.)
• Vey vs. Orienne: Their ideological clash destroys their alliance—how?
• Talis’s Discovery: What does the hidden memoir reveal about the “golden age”?
• Nix’s Poetry: How does art become a silent rebellion?