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Chapter 9

A Love Proposed
Added Mon Feb 14 22:54:37 2022 at level 13:

Kothanar never knew the story of his birth, I saw him so infrequently until we
were older that I never wanted to burden him with such horrors or sadness. His
father for his part never knew, until he likely surmised it for himself, that I
was my mother's daughter or his son's sister.

After my brother spoke at length about the Lady he paused for a long time,
showing me without words through an incomprehensible void and into the Past of
Thera. We walked for a good while without talking, through the city of Galadon
though it looked so different than it did to me in my days at the orphanage.
When we got to the other side of the city, he grabbed my hand.

Tell me what happened before we came above, Quiv, he said. When I hesitated, he
leaned in and kissed me. Passionately and hungrily, to my shock and surprise. I
tried to stop him but he continued, only relenting to plead, What happened? Why
won't anyone tell me what happened? He grabbed my face, it was as red as it has
ever been, even redder than the day it was covered in my mother's blood as I
could not stop myself from crying through it all.

I love you, Quiv, he said and I embraced him, unsure of what else to do or what
else to say.

I don't remember, I lied, and in that moment I spied one of my own kind with a
dagger poised to strike the man in my arms.