He tried to push the weight of his pride forward, to deflect. “I was getting supplies,” he said. The lie tasted like ash.

Mara hummed, a small sound of disbelief and compassion. “You were on the roof at dawn. The east guard told me he saw you. We looked for you last night.”

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