Aurora came home for winter break differently. She was taller, more self-assured, and exuded a sense of belonging. At the station, Sera felt the change instantly as she hugged her daughter."You've grown.""Three inches since September. Professor Ashwood says hybrid growth patterns are unpredictable. I might hit six feet by sixteen or stop growing next month.No one is aware.The streets were covered in snow as they drove home. Aurora talked about the tournament, her lessons, her classmates, and a particularly challenging project that required her to use three forms of magic simultaneously.She was animated, alive in ways Sera hadn't seen before Silverwood."You're happy there.""I am. Is that okay? I mean, you and Papa are missed, but—" It's perfectly fine. Eventually, you should discover your own world. I simply assumed that we would have more time than you did.At home, Lucien had decorated excessively. Presents piled ridiculously high, a tree that almost reached the ceiling, and l
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