“You have to go home, Saeris. You can go back and work to free your people. You can still be happy. I’m going to die, and—” My eyes snapped open. “What do you mean, you’re going to die? You aren’t dying. You’re just… you’re…” He let out the heaviest sigh I’d ever heard. He came and stood in front of me and dropped down into a crouch. When he reached for my hand, I pulled it away, slamming my elbow against the chest of drawers in the process. He tutted, reaching for my hand a second time. This time I let him have it. He threaded his fingers with mine and looked down at our joined hands for a
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