“He has been waiting for his brother.”The words echoed through the chamber.Kael stared at the opening beneath the platform, his marked palm burning with a warmth that felt strangely familiar.His brother.The first vessel had a brother?“How many secrets does this mountain intend to reveal before it collapses on us?” Darius muttered.“Hopefully, all of them before that happens,” Kael replied.Under different circumstances, Lucien might have smiled. Instead, his attention remained fixed on the darkness below.“We don't know what's waiting down there,” the king said. “We should consider our options.”Kael glanced at him. “You mean you want me to stay here while you go down first.”“I was going to suggest that we examine the opening together.”“Better.”Lucien's expression softened.It was a small exchange, almost ordinary, but Kael held on to it. He had spent too much of his life being told what he was allowed to do. Loving Lucien had never meant surrendering his decisions.Together,
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