They were given a room—small, bare, but safe.
Kael sat on the edge of the bed, staring at his hands.
"You've been here before," he said to Lira.
She didn't answer immediately.
"…Yes."
"Then why leave?"
Her eyes drifted to the window.
"Because control isn't the same as freedom."
Kael studied her. "What did they do to you?"
A pause.
Then she pulled back her sleeve slightly.
Faint burn lines traced up her arm—too precise to be accidental.
"They tried to make something stable," she said. "Something that could hold the flame without breaking."
Kael's chest tightened. "Did it work?"
Lira met his gaze.
"I'm still here."
That wasn't an answer.
End of Chapter 13
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