A Cosmic Shift

The hall fell silent once more as the implications of this statement sank in. Yasmine had been keeper of this secret for decades, perhaps even longer.

"But why keep it a secret?" Someone from the back of the hall called out. "Why hide Angelina's daughter from us?"

Yasmine sighed, the weight of years of secrecy evident in her posture. "The reasons are complex, and many of them are not mine to share. What I can tell you is that Angelina's decision to keep Augusta's existence a secret was born out of love and a desire to protect. Both her daughter and the Spire."

Murmurs rippled through the crowd as the witches processed this information. The idea that their revered leader had been carrying such a weighty secret for so long was difficult to comprehend.

Yasmine looked at the all the ones present in the hall, and she thought for a moment and said, "I think you all deserved to know the truth."