Chapter 5 - Awakening the Soul
Leo remained kneeling, his clear, sorrowful eyes looking straight up at Seraphina. He opened his mouth, and his voice rang out—pure, unwavering, and entirely un-intimidated by the overwhelming grandeur of the room. It was the voice of raw truth and desperate courage.
"Staying quiet doesn't bring them back," Leo said softly, his words carrying an unnatural acoustic weight that resonated into the very rafters of the hall.
The opulent surroundings seemed to blur into darkness, leaving only the two children bathed in a singular spotlight.
"It just keeps you stuck," he continued, his eyes brimming with infinite empathy. He understood that her silence wasn't a sanctuary; it was a prison she had built to lock herself away with the ghosts of their family.
Leaning slightly forward, his tone shifting into a desperate, pleading prayer, he whispered the words she needed to hear: "Please... say something."
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Those words carried the weight of a miracle. They were the echo of a mother's love from heaven, the comforting embrace of a lost twin brother. They struck Seraphina's heart directly, shattering her final line of defense.
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