The room erupted into angry chaos, people yelling at each other, at Piers, at me. I ignored all of them, teeth aching while I fought against my ingrained need to do something. To fix things and be the action hero. Instead, I just let them go.

Maybe I was growing up or losing my mind or had just cracked completely.

Thank you for trusting me. Trill's distant whisper made me sigh and unclench.

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