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Obsidian and Stars

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“She was an extension of his dreams. A sprinkling of magic dust, of unfeasible wishes, on his stable existence. The one thing-the one bright, marvelous thing-he wanted more than the world, but didn't deserve. However much he was tortured for her sake, however much blood he had spilled to protect her, the bruises to his body and the thrashings to his sanity, it would never be enough to make a wretch like him worthy of such a miracle.”

“— Ти знаєш, що ми всі діти зірок? — запитала Манон, щільно притуливши теплі губи до його вуха, щоб не порушувати гірську тишу. — Коли мільярди років тому зірки вибухнули, залізо й срібло, золото й вуглець дощем посипалися вниз. І залізо того зоряного пилу тепер у нас — у наших мітохондріях. Матері передають зірки і своє залізо своїм дітям. Хто знає, Жане, може, ми з тобою створені з пилу однієї й тієї самої зірки. Можливо, ми впізнали одне одного за її світлом. Ми шукали одне одного. Ми — шукачі зірок.”

“When Compasia took pity on me, she reached down into the Underworld, touched the shoulder of Moritas, and asked her forgiveness. Then Compasia took my sister in her arms and placed her in the sky, where she, too, turned to stardust. Magiano looks at me, his eyes wide. It seems as if he already, somehow, understands. “My goddess made me a promise,” I whisper. Only now do I realize that I have never seen him cry before. In the stories, Compasia and her human lover would descend each night from the stars to walk the mortal world, before vanishing with the dawn. So, together, we stare at the sky, waiting.”