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“Yes.”

“And why I could break that prison?”

I nod.

“Your bloodline was thought extinct.”

She stares at her glowing fingers.

Then slowly smiles.

“So you’re saying I have superpowers?”

I laugh.

“Essentially.”

“Excellent.”

She looks toward my frozen father.

“Because I have a few ideas.”

Hypnos struggles against my power as Calla approaches.

I remain beside her.

“Careful, darling.”

She glances at me.

“Relax. I’m not going to kill him.”

“A pity.”

She smiles.

“Tempting, though.”

I release enough of the spell for my father to speak.

“You cannot hold me forever,” he snarls.

I consider him.

Then look at Calla.

She studies the vast white dreamscape surrounding us.

“What if we didn’t have to?”

I raise an eyebrow.

“Explain.”

She takes my hand.

“You spent three thousand years trapped in stone. Unable to move. Unable to touch anything.”