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Chapter 173: A Good Father
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2026-10-02 14:00:03“When I saw you the first time, you reminded me so much of my father,” Estrela added, her body still relaxed from the memory of the academy to saved her from her grief. Mar listened in silence, his jaw set tight. He did not interrupt. He had heard a thousand stories from a thousand people, most of them lies told to buy time or mercy. But there was something in the way Estrela’s voice wavered– a small fragile crack in her composure– that made him stay still. &ldqu
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“I am not suggesting a course change. I have to face Escuro and expose that Santo Order for what they are,” Estrela said as she wrapped her arms around herself. “And I do not have a specific location for the seers. Even the spirit with his fast resources could not find them. But perhaps after dropping us of at Cidade dos Escravos… you and Emile could go to the South Reaches. With her sight she might be able to find them and you will both be far away from Escuro and the Santo Order.”Mar watched her wrap her arms around herself, the gesture small and defensive, like someone trying to hold their own pieces together. He had not expected her to be thinking about their future– about anything beyond her own survival. “You are planning ahead,” he said, his tone more surprised that accusatory. “That is new.” He looked out at the sea, they grey water churning beneath the hull. the idea of Cidade dos Escravos was a jagged, ug
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“When I saw you the first time, you reminded me so much of my father,” Estrela added, her body still relaxed from the memory of the academy to saved her from her grief. Mar listened in silence, his jaw set tight. He did not interrupt. He had heard a thousand stories from a thousand people, most of them lies told to buy time or mercy. But there was something in the way Estrela’s voice wavered– a small fragile crack in her composure– that made him stay still. “I am not your father,” he said finally, his voice devoid of malice but equally devoid of warmth. “And I am not a man you can find solace in.” he turned back to the wheel, the movement deliberate. “People look for familiar faces when they are drowning. That is survival, not connection.”Mar paused, his greyish blue eyes drifting toward the captain quarters where Emile slept. “But if you want to use that memory to keep yourself honest, go ahead,”
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