TIME TO FALL IN LOVE
[The Resonance Crack]
The lights of the Spire did not flicker, but the world did.
I was standing by the vanity, my fingers unhooking the heavy silver necklace that had weighed me down through the public defense of Jinyan. As the clasp gave way, a sudden, violent jolt of phantom pain bloomed in my left shoulder. I gasped, clutching the marble edge, but there was no wound. My skin was unbroken.
Across the room, Jinyan dropped a heavy glass. It didn't shatter on the thick rug, but he was doubled over, his hand clamped over his own left shoulder, his face a mask of sudden, searing agony.
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