"I am afraid I can't tell you that," Astraea answered, giving him an apologetic smile. "That's not my question to answer. But I will tell you what I know. Yes, inaquealis are known to have the capacity to destroy anything and everything that comes in their way. But it is also true that we haven't met someone like her in centuries. She is the second living inequalis. The first one to have ever born was Rhaella Stoneglade. Rose is the only living inaquealis after her and there are centuries between them."
"So, maybe it is just a fable?" Noah offered. "And maybe there are facts that you, well, the witch council doesn't know?"
"Rhaella isn't a fable," Astraea answered. "She was as real as you and I are. And the things she did aren't what ordinary people can do. She caused unfathomable destr
