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Chapter 11

What had they said just now? Bed-crawler, marriage-thief, lowborn trash, little lover.Now the memory projection showed it plainly. That wasn't a woman sneaking into a carriage. That was a brother picking his little sister up to bring her home.Sylvia said coldly, "Vera. Sister of Theron, heir to the Divine Court. The youngest sister Drake raised himself. And one of the two twin ruined-bloods who sacrificed most of their divine blood for us when the star sea collapsed." She looked at Orson again. "Orson. Her twin brother, and the other one who made that sacrifice. The fool of a lover you all spoke of is the Divine Court's own brother, the brother the three of us owe our lives to."Circe slumped fully to the floor, her lips trembling without stop. "No... impossible... how could she really be..."But Kane suddenly laughed. He laughed louder and louder, until everyone in the hall stared at him in terror. "So it's true. So the Divine Court really did hide two ruined-bloods away all these y

Chapter 12

And Circe, Kane, and Odette were brought to the foot of the Divine Steps of the Divine Court.I didn't go straight back to the Star Court. I wanted to see them pay, with my own eyes.The Divine Steps were tall, three hundred and thirty-three levels in all, so high that looking up from the bottom, you could barely see the end.Circe was dragged to the lowest level by the Divine Guard. She'd just opened her mouth to beg when a water-blue tide-chain suddenly burst out from her own bloodline and wrapped straight around her throat, and she let out a whimper of pain. That wasn't anyone else's power. It was her own Siren tide.She had once used a water-chain to strangle my throat. Now the tide-chain lashed back out of her own blood, coiling around her, loop after loop.Sylvia stood on the Divine Steps, unrolling the book of the Ancient Law. "Circe. You used a water-chain to abuse a god's own kin, so you suffer the tide-chain's recoil. Every word you argue, the tide-chain tightens by an inch."

Chapter 13

The Pillar of Truth played his false testimony from the banquet, over and over."If anyone could throw on a moongold gown and ride a marked carriage once, then call themselves kin of the King of the Gods, what dignity would the Divine Court have left?""Lady Circe upholds the order of the gods. There is no fault in that.""The gods have no need for good-for-nothings."As each line rang out, the Pillar of Truth surfaced the truth to match it: Vera is Theron's own sister, Orson is the Divine Court's own brother. Kane knew it might be true, and framed them on purpose.More and more gods gathered to watch, pointing and murmuring."So it was him.""A Divine Court ritual official, giving false testimony to harm the gods' own kin.""Didn't he look down on ruined-blood? Now he doesn't even have blood himself.""He deserves it."Kane hung his head, his whole body shaking. But he still refused to admit he was wrong. He jerked his head up and screamed in a raw voice, "I wasn't wrong! I did it for

Chapter 14

I buried my face in his palm. "I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been greedy, shouldn't have dragged you off to see some sister-in-law-to-be. If it weren't for me, you never would have suffered like this."Orson shook his head, still speaking slowly, every word clearly costing him great effort. "Not Sister's fault. Sister protects me. And I... protect Sister too."My tears finally spilled over. This fool. He couldn't even protect himself, yet the instant danger came, he always put himself in front of me.Sylvia pushed the door open and came in. Seeing us like this, she let out a soft sigh. "All right, stop crying. Right now, the thing he fears most is you crying."I quickly wiped my eyes. "Sylvia, how is Orson?"Sylvia came to the bed and checked his life-rune. "The new flame-warding stone is settling in fairly well. The Sacred Spring rune has stabilized him for now. But the cold iron wounded the root of his life-fire. It'll take a long time to heal."My heart clenched. "H

Chapter 15

I set the contract-paper down on the table. "No. It's not like our family can't afford to keep you. What's wrong with being a happy good-for-nothing with me?"Orson shook his head. "No good." His voice was soft, but far steadier than before. "Sister. I don't want to have to hide behind you every time something goes wrong."My eyes prickled. "You didn't hide. You were always protecting me. You took the divine pressure for me, took the slap for me. You've already done more than enough."Orson still shook his head. "Not enough. I want to protect you with my own strength. Not by relying on my brothers, not on you, and not on a flame-warding stone."He looked down at his own palm, where the faint scars from the water-chain still remained. "Sister and I sacrificed our divine blood, and they called us good-for-nothings. I never used to care. But that day, I watched you almost kneel, and I couldn't stop it." His voice dropped lower and lower. "I don't want there ever to be a next time."My tea

Chapter 16

Sylvia nodded. "More amazing than we thought." She paused. "After the sacrifice all those years ago, his divine blood didn't fully vanish. It only shattered into countless tiny sparks of starlight. Ordinary gods can't see rifts. He can."I froze. "So he isn't a good-for-nothing?"Sylvia looked at me. "Neither of you ever was."I lowered my head, my eyes going a little hot.Half a year later, the Trial of Divine Fire ended.That day, an omen appeared over the Star Court. Countless shattered stars flew out of the Rift Gate, like a meteor shower falling in reverse. Theron, Drake, and Sylvia all appeared before the gate at once. I ran the fastest.The gate opened slowly, and Orson walked out of it.He was still thin, his face still pale. But his eyes were different. Before, they'd always seemed veiled in mist, and now the mist had lifted.The moment he saw me, his eyes crinkled first. "Sister."I rushed over and nearly knocked him down. "Orson! You're back!"He staggered back a step under

Chapter 17

Over this past year, Orson's transformation had stunned everyone. After coming out of the Trial of Divine Fire, he was kept at the Divine Court by Theron. At first he only helped Sylvia review the ancient covenants, but before long he could see through the cracks in a covenant at a glance, tell the flow of divine blood, and find a fracture before a life-fire went out.Those at the Divine Court who had once heard he was ruined-blood now bowed respectfully and called him Lord Orson. He still didn't say much, and still disliked crowded places, but he no longer always kept his head down, and he no longer hid behind me the moment he met with divine power.He had become the youngest Covenant Arbiter the Divine Court had ever known. Only I was still a good-for-nothing.Drake looked at me with distaste. "Orson's coming back to pick you up after he finishes the West Sea covenant. Can't you just walk home yourself?"I shook my head. "No. My brother's impressive now, so of course I'm going to let

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