[Music recommendation: Halsey, Amy Lee - Hand That Feeds (ROCK VERSION)]
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Solan was left stumped once again by the ironclad truth Zevran laid before him. He had spent all this time clinging to denial about the daughter he had abandoned long ago, and now, with Zevran stating it so plainly, the reality felt like a bitter pill he could scarcely swallow.
And he wasn't the only one shocked into silence. Everyone present was utterly gobsmacked by the revelation. Damien, Cece, and Edward, though already suspecting that the bond between Ivan and Evelyn was far from ordinary, still found themselves stunned, caught in a quiet awe at the enormity of the truth unveiled.
While the others struggled to wrap their heads around it, they had little time to remain dazed. Another deafening screech from the creature now known as the Nocthrax snapped their attention back to the present, to the battle still raging around them.
