(Alnitak)
Did Alnilam just smile? I don't even remember when I last saw my brother smile.
I didn't remember Rigel since I was only two when he died or so we thought. I only knew him through our parents and Alnilam.
Both Mintaka and I were aware that Alnilam missed him and spoke highly of him. Alnilam hardly speaks highly of anyone.
But this reality is not just grim, it's ominous. To know our brother was alive this whole time, being kept in a dungeon, tortured, cursed and goddess knows what else he faced.
His trust issues make sense to me.
Why he clings to Amaia so desperately, the reason is clear as day.
His darkness, his secrets.
But most importantly, our brother is alive, that's what matters the most.
The guilt wraps around me like a snake slithering its body to kill its prey. I have been so jealous of him, hating him, calling him a leech and bloodsucker.
Guiltily with tears swimming in my eyes, I watch as Alnilam speaks to him and embraces him.
