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~Rhiannon's POV~
"I know." Andromeda's voice softened, losing its rehearsed edge. "But still, you deserve to hear it. None of this has been fair to you."
I blinked, caught off guard. No one had said that yet. Not out loud.
Andromeda moved again, circling the small room like a restless tide before finally pulling out the chair opposite me and lowering herself into it.
For the first time since she entered, she wasn't standing over me. She was sitting level, her burgundy hair falling in waves across her shoulders.
"My brothers…" she exhaled slowly, shaking her head. "They're powerful, yes. But they're also blind in ways that make them dangerous. When it comes to you, I think they don't even realize how much they're asking of you."
My lips parted, but no words came.