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“Do you have any siblings?” Zala asked after a thoughtful moment. She had never asked him such a personal question before. But seeing as they were getting all personal and prying into each other’s business, she chose to ask what she wanted.
Orpheus didn’t say anything for a long minute, that she thought he might not want to answer. It was disheartening and had her frowning. But she shook it off.
“Half siblings,” Orpheus answered. The way he said it seemed as if he was talking about strangers.
“You’re not that close, I take it?” She looked over her shoulders at him. Orpheus had a sight frown on his lips. But it disappeared as soon as her eyes met his.
“No. We’re not close. Not by a long shot.” He said, “One might even call us ‘foes’”
Zala raised a brow at that. She wanted to ask a
