“You felt him, too,” I said in a factual manner. He nodded and smiled in a way that said everything would be okay. I rose to my feet and went to him. He pulled me into his embrace, and I rested my head on the soft fur of his chest. “Prisms cannot feel physical pain. Xarin didn’t suffer. He was happy, at peace, and full of love,” Atlas whispered in my hair in an appeasing tone. I nodded against his chest before lifting my head to look at him. “He was. You know, we’re both young enough that we might still be around the next time he returns. Maybe we’ll get to see him again,” I said, only
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