Chapter 57: Sound of Silence.

Maya steps forward, her concern evident on her face. "Are you okay?" she asks softly, her voice the only sound breaking the stillness. She reaches out, her hand almost touching his arm, but she pulls back at the last moment, uncertain.

Drake nods, his eyes scanning the faces around him. "I'm fine," he replies, though his voice is strained. The weight of the confrontation and the revelations about his past as Zero hung heavily on him.

Apart from Maya, nobody says anything to him. The Shadow soldiers avoid his gaze, their silence louder than any words could be. Isalio, who he wanted to hear something from the most, stands off to the side, his expression unreadable. He watches Drake but doesn't approach or offer any words or questions whatsoever.

The silence is deafening. Drake feels the isolation creeping in, a familiar feeling from his days on the run. He knows that his past has cast a shadow over his present, and the trust he had started to build with the Shadow soldiers is now strain
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