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Divine Spark Rising
locks down the world. You think I’m here to win
back your trust? I am here because we don’t have
the luxury of pride or grudges.”
“Fine. Then treat me like a weapon, not a
wound. Just don’t expect me to forget.”
“Joaquim is dead, Henry.”
“If you say he’s gone, I believe you. But you
have to admit…” He gestured at the empty
courtyard. “This feels like him. Set the trap, sit
back, watch the fallout.”
The courtyard seemed smaller to her now, the
weight of ghosts pressing close. He’d voiced the
doubt she’d carried all along, and it lingered
between them like smoke.
“Then don’t trust me,” she said. “Trust the
mission.”
“Fine. We do this. But if you falter, I walk.”
“I will not falter. And if you do, I will finish it
without you.”
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