Haiz…
I sigh quietly inside my mind.
"Honestly, Alter… what were you thinking? Why would you do that?"
There's no response.
Not right away.
She just buries her head in her arm, curling into herself, sulking, avoiding.
I don't push her. Not yet. I give her time, let her sit with it, et her breathe.
And then, finally, her voice comes, low and tired.
"You already know the answer," she says. "Why did you even have to ask?"
"What?"
"There's no more hope for us, Felicia. For Morvena and me… we've already lost."
The moment she says it, something cracks inside me.
It hurts.
Gods, it hurts.
My chest tightens, my heart throbs like something sharp has been jammed inside.
And I know Alter feels it too, because our body is shared.
"I already tried," she whispers, her voice is shaking. "I tried, Felicia… I really did."
Her words catch in her throat. She's choking on them.
