Someone else returns for Chapter 5
Added 2025-02-28 14:00:18 +0000 UTC"What did you do then?" you ask after a short, heavy silence. "When they forced you to steal their essence."
Althos/Arminda’s voice comes out lower. "Nothing."
You frown. "Nothing?"
"I was too young. I was too weak. And I didn’t understand until it was too late. The choice was theirs. The weight… mine."
"And you still carry it," you murmur.
"Always."
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