Born again from the pianoman, I escaped from below his enveloping shroud with the help of my half sibling. Stella embraced me.
I spent years in a dark haze gathering the EverPass. Belfree wouldn’t tell me what he wanted it for or why he chose me.
I just knew that, as a changeling, I was bound to his word.
And every movement I made was in accordance with his will. He wanted me to squeeze harder. To take the breath out of her.
I didn’t have the strength to.
‘I’m nothing but bone, remember?’
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