Chapter 27 Truth Or Lie

• I rear back, breath catching. "What? What...are you saying--what does that mean?"
• He turns from me sharply and his broad shoulders bunch up with tension as he stares at the wall. "Your ancestors have spun lies for centuries, pushing a narrative that is all but untrue, hiding the truth of what they have done to me and why I am really here, beyond the Void."
• I laugh. I hug myself and laugh harder. "You're lying."