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The Theater of Wounds

Words: 2986 · Source Novel:: The Compassion Murders

Leda recounts the genesis of the civil suit, Salazar v. Neely. She reveals she did not merely seek justice; she orchestrated a spectacle. She carefully leaked her diary entries, coached witnesses, and perfected her trembling voice for the cameras, turning the Valtorian High Court into a stage. Her lawyers, the activist group “Iron Lilies,” become unwitting actors. The chapter exposes the raw mechanics of victimhood as performance, with Leda’s ghost smirking at how she manipulated the narrative to condemn Drakos in the court of public opinion, even as the legal case stalled. The revenge is exquisite, but she feels the stage is beginning to consume her.