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The Truth Under His HandsPOV: LucienI pushed past the last guard who finally stepped aside after I stared him down long enough that he understood I would not leave without seeing Erwin. The heavy iron door creaked open and the dim torchlight from the corridor spilled into the small cell. I stepped inside and the door closed behind me with a final clang that echoed in the narrow space.He sat on the stone floor with his back against the wall, with his knees drawn up and arms wrapped around them. His head rested against the wall and his eyes were closed but I knew he was not sleeping. His breathing was too careful and too controlled. Bruises darkened his cheekbone and a thin cut above his eyebrow still looked fresh. His shirt was torn at the shoulder and dirt streaked his arms. He looked smaller than I remembered, thinner and more fragile in this cold place.The moment I stood in front of him the bond hit me like a physical force. It surged through my chest down my spine and into eve