Noctisardor Bypass i am blood and blood and replay

morwenna did not retreat from his glare.

she stepped closer instead, filling his vision the way only a mother could—inescapable, undeniable. her voice did not rise. it sharpened.

you think a day passed where i did not search?

the words landed hard, controlled, each one placed with intent.

your father’s cousin took me, she continued, cold and precise. kept me from my sons. caged me while men argued over what i was worth. a pause—thin, lethal. the woman who tried to claim you in my absence was killed for it.

her eyes burned, winter stars cutting through him.

i did not stop looking. i was prevented.

then, softer—but no less dangerous.

and i am here now.

she reached out—not to strike, not to seize—but to press her forehead briefly to his, an act of possession older than crowns.

i will not let you go again.