Bloodbound: The legacy of Serelai
The pact they made in the archives held for three months. Three months of careful honesty, of learning to argue without tearing each other apart, of building a partnership on the foundation of their forced bond. The rose-gold light in the Sympathy Engine burned steadily, a testament to their hard-won stability. Kaelen learned to appreciate the quick certainty of Elara's instincts. Elara learned to value the deep, patient logic of Kaelen's mind. They weren't in love, not in the sweeping, fated way of the stories, but they had built a profound respect, a companionship that felt like it could, in time, become something more.
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