"I need to start with my awakening ceremony," Nova began. "What I told you wasn't the complete truth."
Aunt Mira's hand flew to her mouth. Uncle Torven's expression hardened with worry. Thorne's eyes narrowed.
"When I awakened," Nova continued carefully, "I didn't just get one talent. I experienced what the Awakening Association is calling a double reawakening — an extremely rare phenomenon where someone awakens multiple talents simultaneously."
"Multiple talents?" Uncle Torven leaned forward. "How many?"
"Several," Nova said. "The Association classified most of them as EX-Rank or higher. They made me sign confidentiality agreements — apparently having too many powerful talents revealed publicly attracts dangerous attention from various factions."
He watched his father's expression during this. Thorne studied him intensely, his eyes tracking every flicker of Nova's expression as he processed the information.
