After they left the study, the twins slowly calmed down. The broken glass stayed on the floor, forgotten for the moment. The whole scene felt strangely familiar to Cassian, like slipping back into the years before everything had become so twisted. He remembered being the only one who could calm them when they were younger, the only voice that could pull them back from anger or fear. He walked to the kitchen without saying much. The twins followed him quietly, Azriel still limping a bit, Orion staying close to support him. Cassian moved around the kitchen the way he always had, chopping vegetables, heating the pan, preparing curry rice with grilled broccoli and beef. He made their juice, some pineapples, coconut. and a drop of ginger ale, exactly how they liked it, cold and slightly sweet. When everything was ready, he served three plates and sat down at the table with them, just like old times. The twins ate quietly at first, the tension easing with every bite. Cassian watched the
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