Ouroboros Spine pinched

"not of you."

relief in her, to hear that callyope did not immediately draw away or deny this path.

"when we spoke of it first, he was not ready. but i see the loneliness in him. he is a man who has all but what he wishes."

she would not have her daughter see this as a duty. rodyn deserved more than such a notion. 

but she would also not see callyope as third!