ing prone to war and violence, borne of the most base motives but that was hardly the sum of humanity. “But you know I just might.”
“Don’t try and figure it all out this moment, Never,” Elina said.
“He was more broken by our past than I,” he said with a sigh. “I didn’t realise it at first. He always seemed the stronger one...” Never then launched into his own tale, pausing only for small bites and sips of wine – his voice still hoarse by its end. While he had left out the true details of his father’s crimes, he did not conceal the man’s attempts to sire more Amouni children. “I have no doubt I stopped my brother from bringing death and destruction on a scale that I can barely fathom... and I do take comfort in that, even if it doesn’t seem so right now.”
The table was silent a moment, e
