MATED TO MY BROTHER'S ENEMY
“I’m not breaking them, genius. I’m fixing them. Giving them a reboot. Taking out your garbage.”
She could feel it, magic shifting underneath, the real purpose of the staff fighting to break free. It wasn’t supposed to be a weapon for monsters. It was built to shield the royal blood. That was its core directive, and it wanted back.
All that family knowledge, stuff you couldn’t write down, poured through her, showing her how to shove empathy and hope through consecrated metal. The bracelet burned her skin, but she didn’t let go. Healing magic sluiced through the staff, fighting the filth.