“Father of the flames,” they spoke, but they did not open the fucking door. “We know what it is you seek. But fate lies not in our hands.” “You are the stars!” I boomed. “If it does not lie with you, then what are you worth? Are you nothing but false gold? Gleaming prettily with no true value at your core?” “You know well that we cannot intervene. Clydinius holds their fates in his grip.” “He is but one star!” I roared, my voice echoing out into the strange clouds around this door. “How can you not have the might to take on just one of your brethren? What greatness do you truly possess if you
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