Chapter 59
“Didn’t you get my letters?” Tilia asked her brother. She hadn’t been sure, but now that she was seeing his face and the myriad expressions that flitted across it her guess had been confirmed. She laughed humourlessly. She wasn’t surprised; she was just impressed with how long Ilyrian had managed not to change for so long. He had been that way even before Viera had left the world, and after so many years she came back to find him still set in his ways. He looked away from her stare after a while, probably unable to bear the shame. Tilia picked up her cup and finished her tea while she waited for a reply to her question. Moments passed and Ilyrian still hadn’t said anything, all the while looking anywhere but at her. Tilia didn’t let it worry her – when he was ready he would speak. It wasn
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