Sphinx
Sphinx asked Genevieve Cogman:

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Genevieve Cogman I personally imagine Irene as a cis woman; Alberich assumed his child would be a son (even would-be universal conquerors have these fond delusions) and nobody who knew the truth had any interest in letting him know otherwise.

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