The younger woman beside her remained completely still and silent while the older woman lowered herself gracefully in front of me until we were eye level, and the closer she got, the stranger her silver eyes looked, almost inhuman in a way that should have terrified me more than it did. Instead, a strange warmth settled over me slowly, easing the fear twisting inside my chest as though some invisible force around her was quietly calming me against my own will.“Don’t be afraid,” she signed smoothly, her movements calm and effortless, causing my eyes to widen slightly in surprise before she signed again for me to understand. “Close your eyes. It won’t hurt.”I hesitated briefly before finally obeying, and the moment my eyes shut, the atmosphere around me shifted violently as a strange pressure wrapped around my body while warmth spread from her fingertips into my ears, causing both sides of my head to pulse painfully beneath her touch.“Mother,” a sharp voice suddenly sliced through th
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