Aria was three years old physically, when she asked the question that changed everything."Mama, why do people keep calling me a miracle when I'm just me?"We were sitting in what used to be her nursery, though she rarely used physical space anymore. She'd manifested in her toddler form, silver eyes glowing softly as she picked at the threads of a blanket that had once been her favorite."Because they remember when you were born. When everyone said hybrid children were impossible. You proved them wrong just by existing."She wrinkled her nose, an expression so achingly normal it made my chest tight. "That seems like a lot of pressure for someone who just wanted to exist.""Welcome to being extraordinary, sweetheart. It comes with expectations you never asked for.""Like you?" She tilted her head, seeing through dimensions I couldn't perceive. "Everyone expects you to save the world constantly. But sometimes you just want to garden and ignore continental politics."I laughed despite my
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