Lyandra reached out and took Luna's hand, feeling the trembling her daughter was trying to hide.
'My baby girl… She's been drowning in everyone's emotions all night and hasn't complained once.'
"He makes impulsive decisions when protecting what he considers his own. You read the reports from the portal incident. He's self-destructive when people he cares about are threatened."
Her grip tightened slightly.
"Men are prideful creatures who feel like everything is their responsibility to fix. They take burdens on themselves that should be shared."
She looked into Luna's silver eyes, seeing the exhaustion her daughter was barely concealing.
"Remember everything I taught you in the past year?"
Luna's expression shifted, something cold and determined passing through her normally warm gaze despite the emotional overload threatening to break her.
"Don't worry, Mother... I remember everything."
Her voice came out steady and strong, showing none of the internal struggle.
