The creature lay beneath the silver heart, its enormous wings trembling as black energy spread through its body. “Mother,” it whispered again. “Tell me what my name was.” Eshara’s lips parted, but no sound came. The grandmother covered her mouth. The ancient man laughed, holding the stolen silver heart above his head. “Don’t trouble yourself, child. Names are meaningless when the one who carries them belongs to me.” The creature’s eye slowly closed. “No,” Eshara whispered. She stepped forward. “Your name was… Auren.” The creature’s eye opened. For a moment, the entire chamber became still. “Auren,” Eshara repeated, tears falling freely. “You were my first brother. My first companion. Before I had children, before I understood what it meant to create, you were there.” The creature’s body shuddered. “You remember?” “I remember your voice. I remember how you followed me through the silver gardens. I remember promising that we would never be separated.” Auren’s eye filled w
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