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Sabik went so far as to move his private quarters next to hers. He monitored her sleep, the volume of her nightmares, the magnitude of their effect. He sat with her as she fell asleep, was there to train with her all manner of day and night.
One week and he hadn’t brought up the idea of her merging with it. One week and he hadn’t suggested it was a part of her.
She relaxed.
She got a handle on it.
She relaxed some more.
They stood in chest-deep water, the ocean waves calm.
At the shoreline, her Soldiers gathered. Few were excited about the time she spent with Sabik, especially time like this when there was no protecting her from him. Everyone was a threat, including each other. This decision to have Sabik assist their charge deal with her demon hadn’t helped them relax, especial
