Thalia's Ashen Fate
What if I ruin this?
A low, knowing chuckle rumbled from the hearth. "You can hear her hesitating from over here, can't you, fire?" Seraphiel said, her voice a calm counterpoint to my unease. "Don't be so timid, child. Their fate is to be crushed anyway. Just leave the stems."
Her gentle teasing worked. "Right," I breathed, my shoulders loosening. At that moment, the stool beside me scraped against the floor. Cassius had finally moved, taking a seat in the firelight.
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