Over the next three months, Elara became the ghost of the Conservatory. She learned its rhythms: when the Sisters slept (never all at once), when the mercury pool was guarded (always), and when Lady Vane visited her private study (midnight, always alone). She also discovered a hidden ledger in the greenhouse—the —listing every child taken, every Harvester, every transaction. It was evidence enough to bring down the entire operation.
But Elara needed proof the upper-tier courts would believe. And she needed help. Lily Service -Full Version- -Tyviania-
She found it in an unlikely place: , a disgraced Inquisitor of the Sunken Temple. He had been assigned to investigate the Lily Service years ago, only to be framed for corruption and exiled to the lower tiers. He lived in a cellar, drinking away his memories, until a white-haired girl dropped a stolen crystal vial of Lily Cordial onto his table. Over the next three months, Elara became the