The Guardians were created to love their King.
Not the kind of love that grows over time. Not the kind built on shared experiences and mutual respect.
But love woven into their very essence at the moment of creation.
But Sapphrine... she was different.
She loved him because she was programmed to.
But she sacrificed herself because she chose to.
That is the difference between devotion and love.
One is automatic. The other is a decision.
When Clandareth was consumed by Eldritch corruption, Sapphrine could have stood by.
Watched. Obeyed. Continued to love him as he fell.
That was what she was programmed to do.
Instead, she stepped forward.
Touched the grimoire.
Pulled the darkness into herself.
And shattered.
That is what love looks like when it becomes a choice.
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Sapphrine loved Clandareth for three perfect years. Then she loved him enough to save him from himself.
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