Truth

Julie's eyes widened in shock when she read that because she remembered it was said by none other than Lenny, but now he was dead. 'Who is this!?'

However, Julie didn't lose her composure that easily and returned to normal. She calmly said to the guard."Let them in."

'I was right.' The guard sighed in relief. Then he left to bring the two strangers in.

The head elder, Nik IceFire, who was a man, questioned Julie. "Matriarch, is it the right choice to bring a group of strangers here?"

Along with him, many others gave their voices.

"Matriarch, this is a special place; not anyone can come."

"I think you should send them back. They might be dangerous."

However, Julie, for the first time, didn't get swayed by the elders' words. She stated this firmly. "Its okay. There is nothing to be scared of. You guys and I are present here, what could go wrong?"

Nik and the elders were a bit surprised by Julie's response. They didn't expect she would talk back so firmly like that.