The curse between us
I opened my hand and held the locket out where he could see it, the small folded paper still tucked inside, the symbol catching the hallway's low light.
He went very still.
"Where did you get that?" His voice had changed. It sounded a little rough now.
"A friend," I said. "He gave it to me before I left home. It was a gift"
Caelum reached out, slow enough that I could have pulled back if I wanted to, and turned my palm gently so the symbol faced him fully. His jaw tightened.
"This is a Hollow Court mark," he said.
I blinked. "A what?"
"You don't know what that is." It wasn't a question, more like he was confirming something to himself.
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