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In the silence of the room, amid the cold hum of the machines, love, guilt, and fear twisted together like an impossible knot. A voice that no longer existed, a trembling gesture, a secret that burned hotter than death itself.
He watched her sleep, her face serene from exhaustion and medicine, long lashes falling like still shadows over her damp cheeks.
Paul felt his throat tighten. Not from duty. Not from politics. But because of her. Because of Irulan.
“I know I cannot give back what has been taken from you,” he murmured softly, almost like a prayer, “but you are not alone. I am here. I am with you, Irulan.”