Amid the chaos of revetions, a previously unnoticed figure sat in the corner of the dining room. A vampire reporter, present for what was supposed to be a routine court event—perhaps a simple announcement about territorial administration or resource allocation—had become witness to the most significant revetions in vampire history.

  His pen moved frantically across the pages of his notebook, never stopping as he documented each bombshell revetion in real-time. Initially paralyzed by Lucius's power dispy like everyone else earlier that day, he had recovered enough to continue his professional duties—a decision that would transform vampire society more thoroughly than he could possibly comprehend.

  The reporter's presence was standard protocol for court functions—part of the administrative transparency Lucius had established centuries ago to maintain public trust in governance matters. What no one had anticipated was that this ordinary court recorder would witness the systematic dismantling of vampire society's foundational beliefs.

  His notes captured everything with meticulous precision:

  The king consuming human food—contradicting fundamental vampire biology. The revetion of brotherhood between Lucius and Valerian—a retionship concealed for two millennia. Valerian's territory functioning as Lucius's military arm rather than independent domain. Lucius's true identity as Subject 23—the progenitor of both vampires and wereanimals. Their immunity to sunlight, silver, and traditional vampire weaknesses. Lucius's absolute immortality—unable to be killed by any means.

  Each revetion had been carefully recorded in shorthand that would allow precise reproduction when transferred to formal report. The reporter maintained professional composure despite the earth-shattering nature of what he was documenting, his centuries of court recording experience allowing him to continue functioning while others remained frozen in shock.

  The brothers, focused on Nova and each other, hadn't noticed this critical witness. Valerian remained preoccupied with his enthusiastic revetions while still holding Nova's former owner, and Lucius continued his meal with periodic attention to Nova's dining experience. Court officials were too stunned by the cascading revetions to think about information control, their normal protocols for managing sensitive information completely abandoned in the face of such unprecedented disclosures.

  This reporter's presence represented the unintended consequence of Lucius's emotional breakdown—his rage over Nova's treatment causing him to unleash his true nature without considering all who might witness it. The carefully maintained secrecy of two millennia was now captured in a court reporter's notebook, ready to spread beyond pace walls to the entire vampire society.

  The truth that would have taken centuries to strategically reveal—if indeed Lucius had ever pnned to reveal it at all—would now flood vampire society all at once. What might have been intended as careful, controlled revetion had transformed into immediate, total disclosure.

  These revetions could not be contained, expined away, or minimized. Within days, every vampire in existence would know that their king was Subject 23, that he consumed food alongside blood, that he could walk in sunlight and was completely immune to silver, that he and Valerian were biological brothers who had maintained this deception for two thousand years.

  As the reporter's pen continued its relentless documentation, the magnitude of this moment became clear. Vampire society had existed for two millennia based on carefully maintained appearances and deliberate misconceptions. After today, nothing would remain as it had been. Every assumption, every hierarchy, every understanding of their nature and limitations would be fundamentally transformed by the truths being recorded in that simple notebook.

  The reporter gnced up briefly, meeting Nova's curious gaze—the only one in the room who had noticed his presence and activity. A moment of understanding passed between them, the hybrid recognizing the significance of this documentation while the others remained oblivious to how thoroughly their revetions were being preserved for posterity.