[s1e14] Brother Up -

The phrase hung in the air, heavy and familiar. It was their code, born in the trenches when the world was ending. It meant more than just "be brave." It meant: I am your anchor, and you are mine. If one of us drifts, the other holds the line.

Across from him, Kael was pacing. Kael was the younger of the two—not by blood, but by the scars they both carried from the Siege of Oakhaven. Kael was the fire to Elias’s cold iron, and right now, the fire was spiraling. [S1E14] Brother Up

Kael took a breath, his own hand finding Elias’s arm. The fire in his eyes was gone, replaced by a cold, sharp clarity. "Ready. Brother up." The phrase hung in the air, heavy and familiar