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Petra frowns. "My queen?" she asks, but Mara does not shift her attention from the battle. | Petra frowns. "My queen?" she asks, but Mara does not shift her attention from the battle. | ||
"Caiatl's war games will keep [[Xivu Arath]] occupied while we focus on recovering our lost [[Techeun]]s," Mara says. She uses the point of the knife to trace the longest line along her palm. "Neither will be able to launch a full-scale attack on the Dreaming City while the other is at her throat." | "Caiatl's war games will keep [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]] occupied while we focus on recovering our lost [[Techeun]]s," Mara says. She uses the point of the knife to trace the longest line along her palm. "Neither will be able to launch a full-scale attack on the Dreaming City while the other is at her throat." | ||
"[[Savathûn]] first?" ventures Petra. | "[[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] first?" ventures Petra. | ||
Mara's stoic façade cracks. She looks down at the blade, at the twin kestrels, and sees something in her own reflection that unsettles her. | Mara's stoic façade cracks. She looks down at the blade, at the twin kestrels, and sees something in her own reflection that unsettles her. | ||
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==VIII - Correspondence== | ==VIII - Correspondence== | ||
Brother— | |||
The Witch Queen has been banished from the Dreaming City. We are no longer bound by her secrets. You are no longer bound by your own. | |||
I have been told my trajectory leads to solitude. In truth, I believed myself arrived for some time. I would change course if given the opportunity. | |||
There was a time I feared you would lose yourself trying to follow me. That time has passed. No matter the name you take, you are unrepentantly yourself—which is to say reluctant and stubborn in ways I find enraging. And I love you for it. | |||
I ask neither forgiveness nor understanding. I offer only sanctuary—and tea, if you would be amenable. | |||
I am here if you decide to come home. | |||
—Mara | |||
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