Callum nodded wordlessly.
They left him there, sitting in the library with a children's book still open on the table beside him.
Outside in the hallway, Damian let out a long breath.
"That was harder than I expected," he admitted.
"Yeah," Damon agreed. "But it was right."
"You think he'll choose to stay?"
Damon considered it. "I think he wants to. Whether he thinks he deserves to is another question."
"Well." Damian's mouth quirked into something that wasn't quite a smile. "He's got until tomorrow to figure that out."
They walked in silence for a moment. Then Damian said, "Thank you."
Damon glanced at him. "For what?"
"For helping me see past the betrayal. For reminding me that context matters. I was ready to just exile him and be done with it. You're the one who pushed for another option."
