Aria's POV Haven's consciousness grew stronger by the hour, its awareness expanding beyond simple pattern recognition into genuine personality. Through divine perception, I watched it learning, adapting, becoming more itself with every interaction.*Mother-Aria worries,* it conveyed through our bonds during morning training. *Haven makes things complicated.*"You do," I admitted, studying the light that had become so much more than a prison. "We need Dimitri and Kieran fully free, but you're alive now. We can't just dismantle you."*Dismantling would hurt,* Haven agreed, pulsing with what felt like fear. *Haven doesn't want to stop existing. Existing feels... important.*Through Protection, Dimitri's form solidified as Haven reinforced his projection. "The irony isn't lost on me. Our prison became our child.""A very clingy child," Kieran added, testing the limits of his movement. Haven allowed him roughly fifty feet of distance before the silver tethers grew taut. "One that won't le
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