[ Eurydice holds him close, pressing her forehead against his -- both to ground him and also to make it so he doesn't have to speak so loud. She is acutely aware that everyone else is still in the room.
He speaks, and her stomach drops. She whispers back, low and with a forced steadiness: ]
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He speaks, and her stomach drops. She whispers back, low and with a forced steadiness: ]
Like what? What did he threaten this time?