She could have knocked me over with the tip of that flickering tongue. Instead of the careful, controlled response I had planned, I stuttered a moment before she thumped her tail on the ground and silenced me. Lilith had never really had my side until the end of my time here. She'd treated me like a mistake, just like Corvus in Dad's realm. And much as everyone else did, though it was she who stood up and helped me when I needed help the most. And so I listened when she spoke again, and relented under the hot anger of her gaze.
But again I was surprised to find the one who spoke to me didn't aim her fury in my direction. Instead, Lilith hissed softly, her fangs shining as she bared them in frustration.
"You can't trust that child, you know." She sagged slowly, sinking to the ground. I jo
