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"Elara," Mara-Arthur said smoothly, standing up from the chair. "Thank you for bringing me a vessel. I've been trapped in the mirrors for fourteen months. But now I have hands again."

"Arthur?" Elara asked.

"Hello," she said to the weeping man. "Tell me about her." reflect4 proxies

Elara left without another word.

"No," Mara whispered—her own voice, raw and small. "You don't get to use me as your door." "Elara," Mara-Arthur said smoothly, standing up from the

She grabbed the edge of the Volitional layer and folded it, the way Arthur had taught his reflections to fold time. The lattice buckled. The room shimmered. Elara watched as Mara's body convulsed, then went still. But now I have hands again

She didn't know if she had won. Or if she had simply become the first mirror that chose to keep its ghost.