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The Exile

Autor: Winmo
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-05-23 03:27:54

~Lyra's POV~

Papa didn't move for a long moment after he said her name.

He just sat there with his hands flat on the table and looked at the seal like it was something he'd hoped to never see in daylight again. Then he exhaled slowly, reached across, and closed the archive.

"Call Xavier back in," he said.

I went to the door and found Xavier waiting in the corridor, which told me he hadn't gone far. He came back in without comment and took the chair to my right. Nobody poured tea. Nobody pretend
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