The seam splits open, and two ghosts appear. They're not her children come to visit, nor are they her enemies she would be wont to laugh at, but one catches her gaze.
It is her dear brother.
And, as was once promised in another land, at another time, she runs to him and embraces him like fire embraces a forest: all at once, and all too forcefully.
"I missed you."
It is her dear brother.
And, as was once promised in another land, at another time, she runs to him and embraces him like fire embraces a forest: all at once, and all too forcefully.
"I missed you."
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