Kyle led her to a forgotten room—the sanctuary of Empress Lilith.
Paintings covered the walls, untouched, eternal.
"This was hers," he whispered. "My mother. She died... giving birth to me."
His voice cracked.
"He never forgave me."
Liera reached for him. Gently.
"Then let me be someone who does."
He collapsed into her arms, sobbing for the first time in his life.