Lyra's POVSilas gave me nothing.He sat in that chair with his legs crossed and his face perfectly blank and every answer he gave was smoother than the one before. Just checking on Orion. Just making sure he was comfortable. Just a brother doing what brothers do.Lies. All of it. But I couldn't prove anything, and standing here pulling teeth at midnight wasn't going to get me anywhere."Fine," I told them. "Keep your secrets.""There are no secrets," Silas answered calmly."Right." I looked at Orion, who had the decency to at least look uncomfortable. "I came because I couldn't sleep and wanted to check on you. But since you already have company, I'll go back to my room."I turned toward the door."Wait." Orion sat up straighter. "You don't have to leave.""Stay for a bit," Silas added, and the fact that both of them said it at the same time, like they'd rehearsed it, made my skin prickle."Why?""Because you said you couldn't sleep," Orion offered. "Sitting in your room alone isn't g
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