The Last Kin-Chapter 5
The Cost
“Lies breed heavier than truth—each one demands a debt, and interest compounds in the dark where no one watches. The cost of mercy is always paid twice: once by those we save, and once by ourselves.”
-Elder Whisper, The Barracks
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