"Those under a slave spell keep fighting under their imposed mask, and when their will is broken, they just surrender and fade away." Baba Yaga said. "That's what always happened to my Horsemen's hosts."
"Epphy, instead, is not fighting Lith. She's fighting with him. Everything they do for each other is because they want to, not because they have to. Otherwise, there would be no Manifestation, let alone Assimilation."
"Wow." Silverwing took the words out of Menadion's mind as she sat there in a stunned silence.
"Yes." The Mother nodded, refilling her glass and emptying it just as quickly. "Wow."
***
The following day, Lith went to visit Valeron before breakfast. It was a habit he had developed to have a brief interaction with the baby boy to save everyone further awkwardness at the table.
"Hi, little fellow." Lith, Solus, and Kamila entered only after knocking on the door and only after Elina gave them permission. "How are you feeling today?"
