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“Gemini Lunae” by Aelius (read by Rhythm Bastard)
16th March 2026 • The Voice of Dog • Rob MacWolf and guests
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Facing incursions from beyond reality, two rabbits learn not all conflicts are against the supernatural. Some come from the closest of bonds.

Today’s story is “Gemini Lunae” by Aelius, who has had work published in FurPlanet’s Inhuman Acts and ROAR volume 8 anthologies, with further works found at both FurAffinity and SoFurry.

Read by Rhythm Bastard, Swole Raccoon Punk.

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You’re

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listening

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to

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The

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Voice

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of

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Dog.

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This

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is

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Rob

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MacWolf,

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your

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fellow

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traveler,

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and

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Today’s

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story

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is “Gemini

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Lunae” by Aelius,

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who

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has

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had

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work

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published

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in

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FurPlanet’s

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Inhuman

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Acts

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and ROAR

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volume 8

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anthologies,

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with

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further works

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found

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at

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both FurAffinity and SoFurry.

Read by Rhythm Bastard, Swole Raccoon Punk.

Please enjoy


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Lunae”

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by

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Aelius

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of

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would

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challenge.
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peered

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out

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under

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of

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trailed

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smiled

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in

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some

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excitement!
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whistled

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her

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behind

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them.
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runes

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glowed

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throwing

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she

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steps…
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larger

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whipped

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around

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counterparts darted

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her.
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out, flinging her

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chakram

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at

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along

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flanks,

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kept

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charging.
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swords

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and

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slashed

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as it

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reared

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up

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in

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front

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of

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her.

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Sparks

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flew

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as

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the

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blades

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struck

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its hardened

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footpads

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and

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rolled

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back

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to

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dodge

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the

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beast

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slamming

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its

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feet

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down

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where

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she’d

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stood.
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anytime

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now!”

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she

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shouted

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into

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the

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dense

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wilderness.
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chakram

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curved

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around

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in

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the

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air

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and,

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runes

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lit,

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arced

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back

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toward

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rabbit

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stabbed

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her

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into

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caught

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out

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second

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creature

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moving

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to

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flank her.
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voice

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called

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out

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among

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the

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demons’

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bellows, “Already

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busy

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over

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here!”
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rabbit

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grumbled

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seeing

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into

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it

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down.

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she

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saw

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her

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chakram

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had

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gone

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wide

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and

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embedded

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into

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a

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tree.
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grinned at

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a

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sudden

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idea.

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She

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dodged

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another

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swipe

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and jabbed her

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other

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sword

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under

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her

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prey’s

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chin,

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then

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broke

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away

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and

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dashed

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to

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the

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other

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creature.

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it

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moved

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to

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swing

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at

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her,

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she

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skidded

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under

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its

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legs

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while

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her

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arm’s

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runes

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lit

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up

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again.

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She

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flung

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out

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her

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palm

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toward

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its

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stomach

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and

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summoned her

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chakram.

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The

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ring

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shot

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through

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the

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creature,

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bursting

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from

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its

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body

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and

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returning

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to her

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hand.
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ichor

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spilled

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from

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the

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wound,

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covering

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Sever’s

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arm.

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She

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rolled

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away

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before it

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toppled

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onto

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her,

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right

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as

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the

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first

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beast

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rushed

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at

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her

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with

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both

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swords

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still

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stuck

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in

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it.

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Threading

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her

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arm

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through

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the

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ring,

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Sever

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grabbed

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one

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sword

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and

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slashed,

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catching

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the

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other

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as

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she

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followed

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through

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and

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then

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slashing

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again

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in

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a

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deadly

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whirl

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that

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sent

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more

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ichor

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splattering

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around

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her.
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beast

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toppled

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over

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and

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deflated,

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its

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flesh

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pulsating and

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disintegrating.

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The

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ichor

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steamed

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away

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and

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disappeared.

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let

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out

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a

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breath

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and

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turned

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to

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see

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the

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other

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creature

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also

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evaporating.
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to

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take

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out

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that

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big

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one—*CRASH*
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to

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see

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the

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larger

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beast

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falling

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on

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its

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side as

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Zephyr,

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covered

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in

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shimmering

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white

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fur,

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landed

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on

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top

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of

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it

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and

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shot

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an

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arrow

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through

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one

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of

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the

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creature’s

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eyes.
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beast

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roared

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as

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more

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ichor

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sprayed

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from

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its

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injury,

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but

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it

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continued

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rolling.

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Zephyr

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flailed

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out

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his

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arms

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and

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leaped

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off

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to

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grab

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an

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overhanging

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branch. “This

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one’s

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tough!”
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grunted

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and

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rushed

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in, “Keep

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your

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distance,

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I’ll

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distract

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it!”
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huge

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demon

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rolled

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back

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onto

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its

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feet

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and saw

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Sever

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closing

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in.

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It

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lashed

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out

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with

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its

Speaker:

long

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tongue

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

snatched

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

rabbit’s

Speaker:

legs.
Sever

Speaker:

yelped as

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

yanked

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

forward.

Speaker:

She

Speaker:

hit

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

ground

Speaker:

hard

Speaker:

on

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her

Speaker:

wrist,

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a

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sharp

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pain

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spiking

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through

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her

Speaker:

arm

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

creature

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dragged

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

toward

Speaker:

it.
An

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arrow

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pierced

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

tongue

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

pinned

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

place.
Zephyr

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pulled

Speaker:

more

Speaker:

arrows

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from

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

quiver

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

he

Speaker:

leaped

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across

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the

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branches.

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The

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arrowheads

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glowed

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bright

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blue

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as

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he

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nocked

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them

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into

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the

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bowstring

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all

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at

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once,

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focusing

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on

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the

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demon

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they

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would

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home

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into.
Sever

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brandished

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one

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of

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her

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swords

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and

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slashed

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the

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tongue

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from

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her

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legs,

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then

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grabbed

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her

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chakram

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and

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immediately

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dropped

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it

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in

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pain.

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The

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fall

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had

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to

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have

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broken

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her

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wrist.
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creature

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charged

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at

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her,

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but

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three

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glowing

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arrows

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shot

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past,

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sailing

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into

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its

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roaring

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maw

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and

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piercing

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through

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into

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its

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skull

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from

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within.
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jolted

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and

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collapsed,

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already

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dissolving

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as

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it

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slid

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on

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to

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stop

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right

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in

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front

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of

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let

Speaker:

out

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

breath

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

turned

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

twin. “Nice

Speaker:

shot…”
“Nice

Speaker:

distraction,”

Speaker:

His

Speaker:

grin

Speaker:

faded

Speaker:

upon

Speaker:

seeing

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

quivering

Speaker:

hand. “What’d

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

do

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

your

Speaker:

throwing

Speaker:

arm?”
Sever

Speaker:

forced

Speaker:

herself

Speaker:

not

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

wince. “Nothing

Speaker:

serious.

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

can

Speaker:

throw

Speaker:

left-handed.”
Zephyr

Speaker:

carefully

Speaker:

took

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

hand

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

own

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

glow

Speaker:

formed in

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

palm. “You

Speaker:

should

Speaker:

really

Speaker:

cast

Speaker:

some

Speaker:

protective

Speaker:

runes

Speaker:

before

Speaker:

we

Speaker:

go

Speaker:

out

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

these

Speaker:

hunts.”

Speaker:

Ornamental

Speaker:

tattoos

Speaker:

decorating

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

tall

Speaker:

inner

Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

glowed

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

power

Speaker:

flowed

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

heal

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

sister.

Speaker:

They

Speaker:

were

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

only

Speaker:

marks

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

body,

Speaker:

leaving

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

iridescent

Speaker:

fur

Speaker:

unblemished.
Sever

Speaker:

relaxed as

Speaker:

Zephyr’s

Speaker:

power

Speaker:

soothed her

Speaker:

pain.

Speaker:

With

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

other

Speaker:

hand,

Speaker:

she

Speaker:

gestured

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

green

Speaker:

runes

Speaker:

covering

Speaker:

most

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

body. “Look

Speaker:

around—I

Speaker:

only

Speaker:

have

Speaker:

so

Speaker:

much

Speaker:

room

Speaker:

here,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

need

Speaker:

all

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

destructive

Speaker:

power

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

can

Speaker:

get.

Speaker:

Besides,

Speaker:

if

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

need

Speaker:

healing,

Speaker:

I’ve

Speaker:

got

Speaker:

you,

Speaker:

right?”
Zephyr’s

Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

cocked

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

side

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

he

Speaker:

looked

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

her.
Sever

Speaker:

flexed

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

now-healed

Speaker:

hand, “Thank

Speaker:

you,

Speaker:

once

Speaker:

again.

Speaker:

We

Speaker:

do

Speaker:

make

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

good

Speaker:

team.”

Speaker:

She

Speaker:

turned

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

large

Speaker:

divots

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

ground

Speaker:

where

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

demon

Speaker:

had

Speaker:

once

Speaker:

been. “You

Speaker:

took

Speaker:

care

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

other

Speaker:

small

Speaker:

one,

Speaker:

right?”
“Of

Speaker:

course.”
Sever

Speaker:

nodded

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

stowed

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

weapons. “Then

Speaker:

we’re

Speaker:

done.

Speaker:

Let’s

Speaker:

head

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

report

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

father.”
Zephyr

Speaker:

kept

Speaker:

looking

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

divots. “So

Speaker:

soon?

Speaker:

Do

Speaker:

we

Speaker:

have

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

go

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

immediately?”
“Yes,”

Speaker:

said

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

sister. “The

Speaker:

hunt’s

Speaker:

over,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

I’m

Speaker:

sure

Speaker:

father’s

Speaker:

worried.”
Zephyr

Speaker:

sighed. “Yeah...”

Speaker:

He

Speaker:

walked

Speaker:

past

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

without

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

word.
Sever

Speaker:

stared

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

him

Speaker:

for

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

moment,

Speaker:

then

Speaker:

followed. “You’ve

Speaker:

been

Speaker:

reluctant

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

stay

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

home

Speaker:

for

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

past

Speaker:

two

Speaker:

months…

Speaker:

if

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

didn’t

Speaker:

know

Speaker:

any

Speaker:

better

Speaker:

I’d

Speaker:

think

Speaker:

you

Speaker:

were

Speaker:

trying

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

avoid

Speaker:

something.

Speaker:

Or

Speaker:

someone?”
“It’s not

Speaker:

that,”

Speaker:

said

Speaker:

Zephyr,

Speaker:

staring

Speaker:

ahead. “I’ve

Speaker:

just…

Speaker:

been

Speaker:

thinking

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

traveling,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

um…”

Speaker:

His ears

Speaker:

flattened

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

he

Speaker:

glanced

Speaker:

away,

Speaker:

unable

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

find

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

words. “I’d

Speaker:

rather

Speaker:

not

Speaker:

talk

Speaker:

about

Speaker:

it.”
Sever

Speaker:

placed

Speaker:

a paw on

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

shoulder. “I’m

Speaker:

not

Speaker:

trying

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

press

Speaker:

you.

Speaker:

Whenever

Speaker:

you’re

Speaker:

ready,

Speaker:

alright?”
“Thanks,

Speaker:

Sev.”

Sunbeams angled

Speaker:

sharply

Speaker:

through

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

canopy as

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

two

Speaker:

rabbits

Speaker:

strode

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

their

Speaker:

home

Speaker:

warren.

Speaker:

Night

Speaker:

would

Speaker:

fall

Speaker:

before

Speaker:

they

Speaker:

reached

Speaker:

their

Speaker:

glade.
Sever

Speaker:

stretched

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

arms

Speaker:

high

Speaker:

overhead

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

they

Speaker:

walked. “It’s

Speaker:

too

Speaker:

bad

Speaker:

that

Speaker:

beings

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

beyond

Speaker:

disintegrate

Speaker:

when

Speaker:

they

Speaker:

die

Speaker:

here.”
Zephyr

Speaker:

glanced

Speaker:

over. “So

Speaker:

they’d

Speaker:

leave

Speaker:

something

Speaker:

behind

Speaker:

for

Speaker:

us

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

study?”
“Sure,

Speaker:

that,

Speaker:

but

Speaker:

it’d

Speaker:

also

Speaker:

be

Speaker:

nice

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

bring

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

trophy.”
“Like

Speaker:

what?

Speaker:

A

Speaker:

tongue

Speaker:

necklace?”
Sever

Speaker:

grinned. “Point

Speaker:

taken.”
“You’ve

Speaker:

already

Speaker:

got

Speaker:

plenty

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

trophies

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

all

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

wild

Speaker:

predators

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

this

Speaker:

world

Speaker:

that’ve

Speaker:

threatened

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

home.

Speaker:

And

Speaker:

you don’t

Speaker:

even

Speaker:

wear

Speaker:

them

Speaker:

anymore.”
Sever

Speaker:

reached

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

flicked

Speaker:

one

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

rings

Speaker:

decorating

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

notched

Speaker:

ears,

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

which

Speaker:

dangled

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

prominent

Speaker:

fang. “Only

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

memorable

Speaker:

ones.

Speaker:

But

Speaker:

we’ve

Speaker:

long

Speaker:

since

Speaker:

secured

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

home.

Speaker:

All

Speaker:

threats are

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

beyond

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

reality

Speaker:

now,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

if

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

weren’t

Speaker:

for

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

reputation

Speaker:

for

Speaker:

combat

Speaker:

prowess,

Speaker:

no

Speaker:

one

Speaker:

would

Speaker:

even

Speaker:

know

Speaker:

because

Speaker:

there’s

Speaker:

no

Speaker:

evidence

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

kills.”
“It’s

Speaker:

better

Speaker:

that

Speaker:

way,”

Speaker:

said

Speaker:

Zephyr. “It’s

Speaker:

bad

Speaker:

enough

Speaker:

knowing

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

world is

Speaker:

victim

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

incursions

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

another

Speaker:

plane

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

reality

Speaker:

we

Speaker:

barely

Speaker:

even

Speaker:

understand.

Speaker:

I’d

Speaker:

rather

Speaker:

not

Speaker:

carry

Speaker:

around

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

reminder

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

that.”
“Zeph,

Speaker:

you

Speaker:

existing

Speaker:

is

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

reminder

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

that.

Speaker:

The

Speaker:

Fey

Speaker:

blessed

Speaker:

you as

Speaker:

an

Speaker:

arcane

Speaker:

wellspring.

Speaker:

How

Speaker:

could

Speaker:

you

Speaker:

not

Speaker:

think

Speaker:

about

Speaker:

that

Speaker:

every

Speaker:

waking

Speaker:

moment?”
“Why

Speaker:

would

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

want

Speaker:

to?

Speaker:

Having

Speaker:

been

Speaker:

born

Speaker:

under

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

dual

Speaker:

eclipse

Speaker:

is

Speaker:

stressful

Speaker:

enough.”
“I

Speaker:

was

Speaker:

born

Speaker:

under it,

Speaker:

too.

Speaker:

It’s

Speaker:

never

Speaker:

bothered

Speaker:

me.”
Zephyr

Speaker:

lifted

Speaker:

an

Speaker:

eyebrow. “Because

Speaker:

you’re

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

fighter.

Speaker:

You

Speaker:

revel

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

using

Speaker:

Fey

Speaker:

power

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

all

Speaker:

those

Speaker:

runes.”
Sever

Speaker:

shrugged. “Well,

Speaker:

my

Speaker:

fur

Speaker:

doesn’t

Speaker:

shimmer

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

shine

Speaker:

like

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

two

Speaker:

sacred

Speaker:

moons,

Speaker:

so

Speaker:

runes

Speaker:

are

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

best

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

can

Speaker:

make

Speaker:

do

Speaker:

with.”
Zephyr

Speaker:

ran

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

fuzzy

Speaker:

hand

Speaker:

across

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

fern’s

Speaker:

fronds

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

they

Speaker:

passed

Speaker:

it. “My

Speaker:

power is

Speaker:

fascinating,

Speaker:

sure,

Speaker:

but I’m

Speaker:

more

Speaker:

curious

Speaker:

about

Speaker:

what

Speaker:

else

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

can

Speaker:

do

Speaker:

besides

Speaker:

just

Speaker:

destroying

Speaker:

demons

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

healing.

Speaker:

It’s

Speaker:

proof

Speaker:

there

Speaker:

are

Speaker:

worlds

Speaker:

other

Speaker:

than

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

own.

Speaker:

Doesn’t

Speaker:

that

Speaker:

intrigue

Speaker:

you?”
Sever’s

Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

folded. “So

Speaker:

far

Speaker:

all

Speaker:

we’ve

Speaker:

seen

Speaker:

coming

Speaker:

out

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

beyond

Speaker:

are

Speaker:

malevolent

Speaker:

entities

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

basest

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

intelligence,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

they

Speaker:

only

Speaker:

corrupt

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

devour.”

Speaker:

She

Speaker:

rubbed

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

recently

Speaker:

healed

Speaker:

wrist. “I

Speaker:

wish

Speaker:

we

Speaker:

could

Speaker:

figure

Speaker:

out

Speaker:

what’s drawing

Speaker:

these

Speaker:

things

Speaker:

to our glade

Speaker:

all

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

sudden...”
Zephyr

Speaker:

looked

Speaker:

away,

Speaker:

forcing

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

upright

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

nose

Speaker:

twitched

Speaker:

nervously.

Soon

Speaker:

after

Speaker:

night

Speaker:

fell,

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

twins

Speaker:

arrived

Speaker:

home.

Speaker:

The

Speaker:

glade

Speaker:

was

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

welcome

Speaker:

sight.
Gigantic

Speaker:

tree

Speaker:

trunks

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

size

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

buildings

Speaker:

towered

Speaker:

into

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

air

Speaker:

over

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

mossy

Speaker:

ground.

Speaker:

Higher

Speaker:

still,

Speaker:

massive

Speaker:

boughs

Speaker:

held

Speaker:

aloft a

Speaker:

dense,

Speaker:

leafy

Speaker:

canopy

Speaker:

where

Speaker:

lanterns

Speaker:

flickered

Speaker:

all

Speaker:

about

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

variety

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

colors

Speaker:

amidst

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

walkways

Speaker:

weaving

Speaker:

through

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

branches.
Glows

Speaker:

pulsed

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

in-between

Speaker:

cracks

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

knots

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

trees’

Speaker:

bark,

Speaker:

giving

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

misty

Speaker:

atmosphere

Speaker:

an

Speaker:

ethereal

Speaker:

haze.

Speaker:

Walkways,

Speaker:

stairs,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

occasional

Speaker:

plaza

Speaker:

curved

Speaker:

about

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

trees’

Speaker:

enormous

Speaker:

trunks

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

multiple

Speaker:

levels,

Speaker:

where

Speaker:

rabbits,

Speaker:

squirrels,

Speaker:

mice,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

other

Speaker:

sylvan

Speaker:

denizens

Speaker:

milled

Speaker:

about,

Speaker:

preparing

Speaker:

for

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

eclipse

Speaker:

festival.
Zephyr

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

Sever

Speaker:

sprinted

Speaker:

across

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

walkway

Speaker:

halfway

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

one

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

largest

Speaker:

trees.

Speaker:

Rounding

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

bend,

Speaker:

Sever

Speaker:

leaped

Speaker:

off,

Speaker:

grabbed

Speaker:

one

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

countless

Speaker:

vines hanging

Speaker:

down,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

swung

Speaker:

down

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

lower

Speaker:

platform.

Speaker:

Her

Speaker:

brother

Speaker:

sailed

Speaker:

overhead,

Speaker:

held

Speaker:

aloft

Speaker:

by

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

own

Speaker:

innate

Speaker:

Fey-blessed

Speaker:

power,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

gracefully

Speaker:

landed

Speaker:

next

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

her.
Into

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

door

Speaker:

that

Speaker:

had

Speaker:

been

Speaker:

built

Speaker:

into

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

creases

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

tree

Speaker:

bark

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

though

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

tunnel

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

glowing

Speaker:

orbs

Speaker:

protruding

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

wood

Speaker:

fibers,

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

passage

Speaker:

opened

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

into

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

massive

Speaker:

hollow,

Speaker:

where

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

seemed

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

if

Speaker:

another

Speaker:

tree

Speaker:

had

Speaker:

grown

Speaker:

inside

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

larger

Speaker:

one,

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

an

Speaker:

enormous

Speaker:

core

Speaker:

trunk

Speaker:

spiraling

Speaker:

upward

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

constructed

Speaker:

walkways,

Speaker:

platforms,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

stairs

Speaker:

all

Speaker:

connected

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

organized

Speaker:

levels.

Speaker:

Light

Speaker:

came

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

variety

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

lanterns

Speaker:

lit

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

colorful

Speaker:

flames,

Speaker:

along

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

more

Speaker:

glowing

Speaker:

orbs

Speaker:

seemingly

Speaker:

grown

Speaker:

out

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

wood

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

both

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

outer

Speaker:

wall

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

interior

Speaker:

trunk.

Speaker:

Other

Speaker:

folk

Speaker:

traversed

Speaker:

along

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

walkways

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

congregated

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

suspended

Speaker:

forums.
The

Speaker:

twins

Speaker:

descended

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

set

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

stairs,

Speaker:

passing

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

family

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

squirrels

Speaker:

who

Speaker:

took

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

single

Speaker:

glance at

Speaker:

Zephyr’s

Speaker:

tattooed

Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

bowed

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

respect

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

they

Speaker:

went

Speaker:

by.
Zephyr’s

Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

panned

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

little,

Speaker:

immediately

Speaker:

noticed

Speaker:

by

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

sister.
“Nothing

Speaker:

wrong

Speaker:

with a

Speaker:

little

Speaker:

attention,”

Speaker:

she

Speaker:

said.
“I’m

Speaker:

not

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

messiah…”
Through

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

series

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

tunnels

Speaker:

carved

Speaker:

through

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

outer

Speaker:

trunk,

Speaker:

down

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

set

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

stairs,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

through

Speaker:

more

Speaker:

cloth-covered

Speaker:

doorways,

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

twins

Speaker:

emerged

Speaker:

into

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

dim

Speaker:

chamber.

Speaker:

In

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

haze

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

incense,

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

taller,

Speaker:

older,

Speaker:

ebony-furred

Speaker:

rabbit

Speaker:

kneeled

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

slanted

Speaker:

shaft

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

moonlight

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

skylight

Speaker:

where

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

leaves

Speaker:

high

Speaker:

above

Speaker:

outside

Speaker:

had

Speaker:

thinned

Speaker:

enough

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

show

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

sky.

Speaker:

Before

Speaker:

him

Speaker:

was

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

statue

Speaker:

depicting

Speaker:

an

Speaker:

artistic

Speaker:

rendition

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

what

Speaker:

many

Speaker:

presumed

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

Fey

Speaker:

might

Speaker:

look

Speaker:

like.

Speaker:

The

Speaker:

curvy

Speaker:

form

Speaker:

sculpted

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

wood

Speaker:

was

Speaker:

mostly

Speaker:

abstract

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

detail,

Speaker:

though

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

least

Speaker:

had

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

shape

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

bipedal

Speaker:

creature.

Speaker:

Whether

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

prongs

Speaker:

protruding

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

its

Speaker:

head

Speaker:

were

Speaker:

horns,

Speaker:

rabbit

Speaker:

ears,

Speaker:

or

Speaker:

something

Speaker:

else

Speaker:

entirely

Speaker:

was

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

whomever

Speaker:

gazed

Speaker:

upon

Speaker:

its

Speaker:

unmoving

Speaker:

form.
Sever

Speaker:

incredulously

Speaker:

stared

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

it.
The

Speaker:

older

Speaker:

rabbit

Speaker:

straightened,

Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

panning

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

nose

Speaker:

twitching

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

he

Speaker:

caught

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

children’s

Speaker:

scents

Speaker:

through

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

incense.
He

Speaker:

stood

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

turned,

Speaker:

regarding

Speaker:

them

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

warm

Speaker:

smile. “Welcome

Speaker:

home.”

Speaker:

He

Speaker:

spread

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

arms

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

receive

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

approaching

Speaker:

twins.

Speaker:

His

Speaker:

entire

Speaker:

left

Speaker:

arm

Speaker:

was

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

prosthetic

Speaker:

shaped

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

dark,

Speaker:

glossy

Speaker:

wood-like

Speaker:

material

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

was

Speaker:

tipped

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

three-clawed

Speaker:

hand.
Sever and

Speaker:

Zephyr

Speaker:

trotted

Speaker:

over and

Speaker:

embraced

Speaker:

him

Speaker:

tight,

Speaker:

sharing

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

quick

Speaker:

nuzzle.
Father

Speaker:

let

Speaker:

go

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

straightened,

Speaker:

clasping

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

hands

Speaker:

behind

Speaker:

him. “Report.”
The

Speaker:

twins

Speaker:

stood

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

attention,

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

business.
Zephyr

Speaker:

began, “Four

Speaker:

invaders

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

beyond,

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

prime

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

three

Speaker:

spawns.

Speaker:

Basic,

Speaker:

bestial

Speaker:

intelligence.

Speaker:

Inner parts

Speaker:

are

Speaker:

vaporized

Speaker:

by

Speaker:

Fey-rune

Speaker:

power.

Speaker:

Disintegrated

Speaker:

completely

Speaker:

upon

Speaker:

death.”
Father

Speaker:

nodded,

Speaker:

easing

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

stance. “Very

Speaker:

good.”

Speaker:

He

Speaker:

sighed,

Speaker:

flexing

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

prosthetic

Speaker:

hand. “Not

Speaker:

so

Speaker:

good,

Speaker:

however,

Speaker:

that

Speaker:

these

Speaker:

incursions

Speaker:

are

Speaker:

becoming

Speaker:

more

Speaker:

frequent.

Speaker:

And

Speaker:

close.”
Zephyr

Speaker:

glanced

Speaker:

away,

Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

folded.
“That’s

Speaker:

why

Speaker:

we’re

Speaker:

here,”

Speaker:

said

Speaker:

Sever. “This

Speaker:

is

Speaker:

what

Speaker:

you’ve

Speaker:

trained

Speaker:

us for.”
“I did not intend

Speaker:

for you

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

spend

Speaker:

your

Speaker:

life

Speaker:

fighting,”

Speaker:

said

Speaker:

Father.
Sever

Speaker:

unsheathed

Speaker:

one

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

swords

Speaker:

with a

Speaker:

flourish

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

summoned

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

thread

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

Fey

Speaker:

power

Speaker:

through

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

sword’s

Speaker:

runes. “Maybe

Speaker:

not,

Speaker:

but

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

training’s

Speaker:

paid

Speaker:

off!

Speaker:

I’d

Speaker:

have

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

no

Speaker:

other

Speaker:

way.”
Father’s

Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

flattened. “Would

Speaker:

you

Speaker:

feel

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

same

Speaker:

way

Speaker:

when

Speaker:

these

Speaker:

creatures

Speaker:

invade

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

home,

Speaker:

Sever?

Speaker:

When

Speaker:

you

Speaker:

see

Speaker:

them

Speaker:

devouring

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

loved

Speaker:

ones

Speaker:

before

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

eyes?”
Sever’s

Speaker:

expression

Speaker:

darkened. “That

Speaker:

won’t

Speaker:

happen.

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

won’t

Speaker:

let it.”

Speaker:

She

Speaker:

sheathed

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

sword

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

placed

Speaker:

a paw on

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

hip. “I

Speaker:

know

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

lack

Speaker:

Zephyr’s

Speaker:

power,

Speaker:

but

Speaker:

that

Speaker:

doesn’t

Speaker:

mean

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

can’t

Speaker:

tear

Speaker:

these

Speaker:

creatures

Speaker:

apart

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

pure

Speaker:

skill.”
“I’d

Speaker:

prefer

Speaker:

we

Speaker:

never

Speaker:

use

Speaker:

this

Speaker:

power,

Speaker:

be

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

innate

Speaker:

or

Speaker:

cast

Speaker:

through

Speaker:

runes,

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

such

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

violent

Speaker:

manner.

Speaker:

The

Speaker:

more

Speaker:

time

Speaker:

spent

Speaker:

fighting

Speaker:

off

Speaker:

creatures

Speaker:

we

Speaker:

can’t

Speaker:

comprehend

Speaker:

is

Speaker:

time

Speaker:

robbed

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

us

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

search

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

understand

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

gifts

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

Fey

Speaker:

grant us

Speaker:

through

Speaker:

their

Speaker:

magic.”
“What’s

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

understand?

Speaker:

Just

Speaker:

study

Speaker:

Zephyr.

Speaker:

He’s

Speaker:

got

Speaker:

plenty

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

power,

Speaker:

without

Speaker:

even

Speaker:

having

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

ask

Speaker:

for

Speaker:

it!”
Zephyr’s

Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

swished

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

he

Speaker:

held

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

paws. “Hey,

Speaker:

if

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

could

Speaker:

apply

Speaker:

it in

Speaker:

other

Speaker:

ways

Speaker:

besides

Speaker:

fighting

Speaker:

I’d

Speaker:

be

Speaker:

all

Speaker:

for

Speaker:

it,

Speaker:

but

Speaker:

we’ve

Speaker:

had

Speaker:

frustratingly

Speaker:

few

Speaker:

opportunities

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

do

Speaker:

that.”
“Because

Speaker:

you’re

Speaker:

so

Speaker:

useful,”

Speaker:

said

Speaker:

Sever

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

smirk.
“Because

Speaker:

we’re

Speaker:

constantly

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

guard,”

Speaker:

Zephyr

Speaker:

countered.
Father

Speaker:

stepped

Speaker:

forward. “Enough.”

Speaker:

He

Speaker:

let

Speaker:

out

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

breath. “Sever,

Speaker:

seeing

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

you’re

Speaker:

so

Speaker:

eager

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

cast

Speaker:

more

Speaker:

Fey

Speaker:

magic,

Speaker:

why

Speaker:

don’t

Speaker:

you

Speaker:

go

Speaker:

patrol

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

northeast

Speaker:

shore

Speaker:

before

Speaker:

tonight’s eclipse ceremony?”
Sever

Speaker:

nodded

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

adjusted

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

equipment

Speaker:

belts,

Speaker:

tightening

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

coiled

Speaker:

lasso

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

hip, “Yes

Speaker:

sir.”
Zephyr

Speaker:

hopped

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

next

Speaker:

to her. “I’ll

Speaker:

go

Speaker:

too.”

Speaker:

He

Speaker:

grinned,

Speaker:

adding, “Clear

Speaker:

night

Speaker:

out.

Speaker:

Since

Speaker:

you

Speaker:

seem

Speaker:

so

Speaker:

obsessed

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

lunar

Speaker:

phenomena,

Speaker:

maybe

Speaker:

you’ll

Speaker:

get

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

chance

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

stare

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

the moons and shout obscenities at the Fey again.”
“I

Speaker:

only

Speaker:

did

Speaker:

that

Speaker:

once…”

Silver

Speaker:

moonlight

Speaker:

bathed

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

lakeshores

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

soft,

Speaker:

cool

Speaker:

light.

Speaker:

Beyond

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

shadows

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

forest’s

Speaker:

leafy

Speaker:

canopies,

Speaker:

ancient

Speaker:

tree

Speaker:

roots

Speaker:

stretched

Speaker:

far

Speaker:

across

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

water

Speaker:

in an

Speaker:

intertwined

Speaker:

web,

Speaker:

covered

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

plush

Speaker:

moss

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

occasional

Speaker:

mushroom

Speaker:

clusters

Speaker:

among

Speaker:

grassy

Speaker:

ferns

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

more

Speaker:

tiny

Speaker:

plants

Speaker:

that

Speaker:

had

Speaker:

developed

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

thrived

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

moss

Speaker:

above

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

water.

Speaker:

The

Speaker:

same

Speaker:

glowing

Speaker:

orbs

Speaker:

found

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

trees

Speaker:

further

Speaker:

inland

Speaker:

were

Speaker:

also

Speaker:

scattered

Speaker:

among

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

bark

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

roots

Speaker:

themselves.
Two

Speaker:

figures

Speaker:

rushed

Speaker:

across

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

root

Speaker:

branches

Speaker:

above

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

water.

Speaker:

Soft,

Speaker:

fuzzy

Speaker:

footpaws

Speaker:

muffled

Speaker:

their

Speaker:

footsteps

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

they

Speaker:

deftly

Speaker:

sprinted,

Speaker:

keeping

Speaker:

perfect

Speaker:

balance

Speaker:

across

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

ginormous

Speaker:

network.
Fey

Speaker:

energy

Speaker:

flashed

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

one

Speaker:

whipped

Speaker:

out

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

pair

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

rune-powered

Speaker:

short

Speaker:

swords

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

spun

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

other,

Speaker:

who

Speaker:

somersaulted

Speaker:

into

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

twist

Speaker:

overhead

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

countered

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

blade

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

own.
With

Speaker:

runes

Speaker:

igniting,

Speaker:

Sever and

Speaker:

Zephyr

Speaker:

traded

Speaker:

practiced

Speaker:

blows

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

sparring

Speaker:

match

Speaker:

along

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

massive

Speaker:

root

Speaker:

system.

Speaker:

It

Speaker:

was

Speaker:

like

Speaker:

countless

Speaker:

others

Speaker:

they had

Speaker:

conducted

Speaker:

together

Speaker:

for

Speaker:

years.

Speaker:

A

Speaker:

dance

Speaker:

between

Speaker:

two

Speaker:

talented

Speaker:

performers.
All

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

while,

Speaker:

two

Speaker:

full

Speaker:

moons

Speaker:

hung

Speaker:

high

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

night

Speaker:

sky

Speaker:

overhead,

Speaker:

silent

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

ever-watching,

Speaker:

moving

Speaker:

closer

Speaker:

together

Speaker:

into

Speaker:

an

Speaker:

eclipse.

Speaker:

It

Speaker:

was

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

rare

Speaker:

night

Speaker:

where

Speaker:

both

Speaker:

lunar

Speaker:

bodies

Speaker:

would

Speaker:

align

Speaker:

into

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

dual eclipse

Speaker:

above

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

warren—the

Speaker:

same

Speaker:

lunar

Speaker:

event

Speaker:

under

Speaker:

which

Speaker:

Zephyr

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

Sever

Speaker:

had

Speaker:

been

Speaker:

born

Speaker:

nearly

Speaker:

twenty

Speaker:

years

Speaker:

ago.

Speaker:

Their

Speaker:

light

Speaker:

shifted

Speaker:

red

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

they

Speaker:

both

Speaker:

lined

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

planet’s

Speaker:

own

Speaker:

shadow.
Sever

Speaker:

maneuvered

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

cut

Speaker:

Zephyr

Speaker:

off

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

position

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

roots

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

he

Speaker:

slipped

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

wet

Speaker:

moss.
“Whoa!”
Sever

Speaker:

dropped

Speaker:

one

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

swords

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

grabbed

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

arm. “Gotta

Speaker:

watch

Speaker:

that

Speaker:

footwork,”

Speaker:

she

Speaker:

said

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

grin.

Speaker:

Her

Speaker:

sword

Speaker:

bounced

Speaker:

off

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

root

Speaker:

they

Speaker:

were

Speaker:

standing

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

plunked

Speaker:

into

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

water

Speaker:

below.
Zephyr

Speaker:

let her

Speaker:

pull

Speaker:

him

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

he

Speaker:

sheathed

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

sword. “I’m

Speaker:

getting

Speaker:

better,

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

least.”
Sever

Speaker:

held

Speaker:

out

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

paw

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

rune

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

forearm

Speaker:

flashed.

Speaker:

The

Speaker:

sword

Speaker:

burst

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

water

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

sailed

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

palm.

Speaker:

She

Speaker:

grabbed

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

hilt

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

swiped

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

water

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

blade,

Speaker:

then

Speaker:

sheathed

Speaker:

it

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with

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her

Speaker:

other

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sword. “Yeah,

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albeit

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slowly.”
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with

Speaker:

all

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

grief

Speaker:

you

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give

Speaker:

me

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about

Speaker:

my

Speaker:

own

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power,

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you

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sure

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don’t

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have

Speaker:

any

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problems

Speaker:

with

Speaker:

your

Speaker:

runes.”
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Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

splayed. “Do

Speaker:

you

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know

Speaker:

how

Speaker:

much

Speaker:

of

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a hassle it

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is

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trying to paint

Speaker:

these every day?

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Plus

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I

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gotta

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account

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for

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what

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might

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happen

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on

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a

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hunt

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versus

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how

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much

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space

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is

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available

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on

Speaker:

my

Speaker:

body

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where

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I

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can

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safely

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cast

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them.

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It’s

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a

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huge

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guessing

Speaker:

game.”
She

Speaker:

let

Speaker:

out

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a

Speaker:

breath,

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looking

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

glittering

Speaker:

lights

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of

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the

Speaker:

home

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warren

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

shadows

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

tree

Speaker:

cover.

Speaker:

Moonlight

Speaker:

above

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faded

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as

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the

Speaker:

eclipse

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progressed,

Speaker:

darkening

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the

Speaker:

lake

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

making

Speaker:

specks

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

lamplight

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from

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the

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eclipse

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festival

Speaker:

more

Speaker:

noticeable

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in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

distant

Speaker:

glade.
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Speaker:

looked

Speaker:

away. “I

Speaker:

just

Speaker:

feel

Speaker:

like

Speaker:

you’ve

Speaker:

had

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

easy,

Speaker:

compared

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

me.”
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Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

flattened. “Easy?

Speaker:

Sev, you’re

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

better

Speaker:

fighter.

Speaker:

You

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take

Speaker:

charge

Speaker:

every

Speaker:

time

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we

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hunt,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

you’re

Speaker:

competent.

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Plus,

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you’ve

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got

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a

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better

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handle

Speaker:

on

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combat

Speaker:

magic

Speaker:

than

Speaker:

anyone

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else

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

entire

Speaker:

warren,

Speaker:

even

Speaker:

me.

Speaker:

What’s

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

be

Speaker:

envious

Speaker:

of?”
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Speaker:

looked

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

one

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

unlit

Speaker:

runes

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decorating

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

arm. “I

Speaker:

should’ve

Speaker:

gotten

Speaker:

it,

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too.

Speaker:

The

Speaker:

power.

Speaker:

The

Speaker:

blessing.”

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She

Speaker:

looked

Speaker:

over

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

Zephyr

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as a

Speaker:

dragonfly

Speaker:

flitted

Speaker:

past. “We

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were

Speaker:

born

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on

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the

Speaker:

same

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night,

Speaker:

under

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

same

Speaker:

lunar

Speaker:

event.

Speaker:

But

Speaker:

you

Speaker:

got

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

power.”
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it’s

Speaker:

jealousy,”

Speaker:

said

Speaker:

Zephyr,

Speaker:

crossing

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

arms.
Sever

Speaker:

frowned

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

flexed

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

fists. “Why

Speaker:

would

Speaker:

just

Speaker:

one

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

us

Speaker:

get it

Speaker:

instead

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

both?”
“What

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does

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

matter?

Speaker:

You

Speaker:

don’t

Speaker:

need

Speaker:

this

Speaker:

power.”
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Speaker:

could

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be

Speaker:

so

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much

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better!

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Faster,

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tougher,

Speaker:

without

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having

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to

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plaster

Speaker:

these

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runes

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all

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over

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my

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body

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as a

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way

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of pleading the Fey

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for

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a

Speaker:

fraction

Speaker:

of

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the

Speaker:

power

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they

Speaker:

granted

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you

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just

Speaker:

for

Speaker:

being

Speaker:

born

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

right

Speaker:

moment

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

place.”
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Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

remained

Speaker:

flat

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

nose

Speaker:

twitched in

Speaker:

frustration. “How

Speaker:

am

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

supposed

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

know

Speaker:

why

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

Fey

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gave

Speaker:

me

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what

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

have?

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

never

Speaker:

asked

Speaker:

to

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be

Speaker:

born

Speaker:

like

Speaker:

this!”

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sighed

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

slumped

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

shoulders. “There’s

Speaker:

more

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

this

Speaker:

power

Speaker:

than

Speaker:

combat.

Speaker:

There

Speaker:

has

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

be.”

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He

Speaker:

looked

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

eclipsing

Speaker:

moons

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

they

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disappeared

Speaker:

into

Speaker:

shadow. “I’ve

Speaker:

always

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believed

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

lunar

Speaker:

Fey

Speaker:

speak

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

us

Speaker:

rabbits

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in

Speaker:

more

Speaker:

than

Speaker:

just

Speaker:

arbitrary

Speaker:

blessings

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

rune

Speaker:

marks.”

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Speaker:

turned

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

his sister. “I

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mean,

Speaker:

look

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

this

Speaker:

world.

Speaker:

This

Speaker:

forest.

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The

Speaker:

Fey

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are

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evident

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in

Speaker:

every

Speaker:

aspect

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

lives,

Speaker:

likely

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

ways

Speaker:

we

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haven’t

Speaker:

even

Speaker:

come

Speaker:

close

Speaker:

to

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figuring

Speaker:

out

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yet.

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Like

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those

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weird

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glowing

Speaker:

orbs

Speaker:

we

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make

Speaker:

rune

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paints

Speaker:

from in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

bark

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

trees.

Speaker:

Maybe

Speaker:

that’s—”

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he

Speaker:

froze,

Speaker:

then

Speaker:

stared

Speaker:

down

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

water

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below,

Speaker:

where

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a

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glow

Speaker:

began

Speaker:

forming.

Speaker:

Bubbles

Speaker:

surged

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

glow.
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pulled

Speaker:

out

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his

Speaker:

bow

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

backed

Speaker:

away. “No,

Speaker:

not

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here…”
A

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shape

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burst

Speaker:

from

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the

Speaker:

surface,

Speaker:

shattering

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smaller

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roots.

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Its

Speaker:

enormous

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serpentine

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shape

Speaker:

coiled

Speaker:

around

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the

Speaker:

larger

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branches,

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covered

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in

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spiked,

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segmented

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plating

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that

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reflected

Speaker:

moonlight

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off

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its

Speaker:

dark

Speaker:

surface.

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Its

Speaker:

angular

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snake-like

Speaker:

head

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reared

Speaker:

up

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and

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turned

Speaker:

toward

Speaker:

Zephyr,

Speaker:

glowing

Speaker:

red

Speaker:

eyes

Speaker:

focusing

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

terrified

Speaker:

rabbit.
A

Speaker:

green

Speaker:

flash

Speaker:

preceded

Speaker:

Sever

Speaker:

leaping

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

its

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

stabbing

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

swords

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

beast’s

Speaker:

armored

Speaker:

carapace. “Zeph,

Speaker:

head

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

game!”
The

Speaker:

blades

Speaker:

slid

Speaker:

off

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

plates,

Speaker:

no

Speaker:

damage

Speaker:

done.
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Speaker:

whipped

Speaker:

out

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

trio

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

arrows

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

let

Speaker:

fly,

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

Fey

Speaker:

power

Speaker:

charging

Speaker:

them into

Speaker:

sparking

Speaker:

bolts.
The

Speaker:

arrows

Speaker:

shattered

Speaker:

against

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

creature’s

Speaker:

armored

Speaker:

hide,

Speaker:

leaving

Speaker:

scuff

Speaker:

marks.
The

Speaker:

beast

Speaker:

charged

Speaker:

toward

Speaker:

Zephyr,

Speaker:

sending

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

rabbit

Speaker:

scurrying

Speaker:

away.
“Sev!

Speaker:

Find

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

weak

Speaker:

point!!”
Sever,

Speaker:

struggling

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

balance

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

serpent’s

Speaker:

writhing

Speaker:

mass,

Speaker:

tied

Speaker:

one

Speaker:

end

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

lasso

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

sword’s

Speaker:

hilt

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

stabbed

Speaker:

down

Speaker:

between

Speaker:

armor

Speaker:

plates.

Speaker:

No

Speaker:

blood

Speaker:

or

Speaker:

fluids,

Speaker:

but

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

weapon

Speaker:

held.
She

Speaker:

leaped

Speaker:

off,

Speaker:

pulling the

Speaker:

rope

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

she

Speaker:

went,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

swung

Speaker:

under

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

root.

Speaker:

The

Speaker:

sudden

Speaker:

weight

Speaker:

shift

Speaker:

yanked

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

creature

Speaker:

fast

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

branch

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

Sever’s

Speaker:

momentum

Speaker:

sent

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

sailing

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

other

Speaker:

side.

Speaker:

She

Speaker:

landed

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

top

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

wrapped

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

lasso

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

hilt

Speaker:

anchored

Speaker:

between

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

plates.
The

Speaker:

demon

Speaker:

snarled

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

bucked,

Speaker:

trying

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

free

Speaker:

itself

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

Zephyr

Speaker:

notched

Speaker:

another

Speaker:

arrow

Speaker:

pulsing

Speaker:

Fey

Speaker:

energy.
“It’s

Speaker:

because

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

me!”

Speaker:

he

Speaker:

called

Speaker:

out. “The

Speaker:

incursions

Speaker:

are

Speaker:

getting

Speaker:

closer

Speaker:

because

Speaker:

they’re

Speaker:

drawn

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

my

Speaker:

power.”
Sever

Speaker:

forced

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

weight

Speaker:

onto

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

sword

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

keep

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

anchored. “You

Speaker:

can’t

Speaker:

be

Speaker:

certain!”
The

Speaker:

branches

Speaker:

snapped

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

demon

Speaker:

broke

Speaker:

free,

Speaker:

sending

Speaker:

splintered

Speaker:

pieces,

Speaker:

glittering

Speaker:

sparks,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

rabbit

Speaker:

twins

Speaker:

flying.
Zephyr

Speaker:

grabbed

Speaker:

Sever

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

tattoos

Speaker:

lit

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

as

Speaker:

he

Speaker:

channeled

Speaker:

power

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

shift

Speaker:

them

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

branches

Speaker:

still

Speaker:

intact.

Speaker:

The

Speaker:

demon

Speaker:

lunged,

Speaker:

but the rabbits sailed out of reach. It landed

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

broken

Speaker:

edges

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

root

Speaker:

system

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

everything

Speaker:

shattered

Speaker:

under

Speaker:

it,

Speaker:

plunging

Speaker:

it

Speaker:

into

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

water.
Zephyr

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

Sever

Speaker:

landed

Speaker:

on

Speaker:

mossy

Speaker:

branches

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

whirled,

Speaker:

looking

Speaker:

all

Speaker:

around

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

see

Speaker:

where

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

beast

Speaker:

might

Speaker:

spring

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

next.
Zephyr

Speaker:

held

Speaker:

out

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

paw

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

bow

Speaker:

sailed

Speaker:

into

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

palm. “I-I

Speaker:

can’t

Speaker:

sense

Speaker:

it…”

Speaker:

Nose

Speaker:

feverishly

Speaker:

twitching,

Speaker:

he

Speaker:

looked

Speaker:

all

Speaker:

around

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

water’s surface. “I

Speaker:

have

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

leave.

Speaker:

I’m

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

entire

Speaker:

reason

Speaker:

these

Speaker:

creatures

Speaker:

are

Speaker:

invading.”
Sever,

Speaker:

drawing

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

remaining

Speaker:

sword,

Speaker:

glanced

Speaker:

back

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

him. “Don’t

Speaker:

say

Speaker:

that.

Speaker:

You

Speaker:

don’t

Speaker:

know—”
“Yes

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

do!”

Speaker:

Zephyr

Speaker:

cried. “Father

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

have

Speaker:

been

Speaker:

studying

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

incursions

Speaker:

for

Speaker:

over

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

year.

Speaker:

Every

Speaker:

journey

Speaker:

we’ve

Speaker:

made,

Speaker:

every

Speaker:

time

Speaker:

an

Speaker:

invasion

Speaker:

happens,

Speaker:

it’s

Speaker:

within

Speaker:

miles

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

where

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

am.

Speaker:

And

Speaker:

they’re

Speaker:

closing

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

every

Speaker:

time.”

Speaker:

He

Speaker:

looked

Speaker:

up

Speaker:

at

Speaker:

her,

Speaker:

wide-eyed. “Father

Speaker:

lost

Speaker:

his

Speaker:

arm.

Speaker:

We

Speaker:

lost

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

mother

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

these

Speaker:

creatures,

Speaker:

and

Speaker:

now

Speaker:

they’ve

Speaker:

found

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

home.

Speaker:

Because

Speaker:

this ‘blessing’

Speaker:

led

Speaker:

them

Speaker:

here.”
Sever

Speaker:

stared

Speaker:

back,

Speaker:

ears

Speaker:

drifting

Speaker:

down

Speaker:

behind

Speaker:

her

Speaker:

head. “Is

Speaker:

that

Speaker:

why

Speaker:

you’ve

Speaker:

been

Speaker:

so

Speaker:

reluctant

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

return

Speaker:

home

Speaker:

when

Speaker:

we

Speaker:

go

Speaker:

hunting?

Speaker:

Why

Speaker:

you

Speaker:

take

Speaker:

any

Speaker:

opportunity

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

leave

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

warren?”
Zephyr

Speaker:

nodded. “These

Speaker:

beings

Speaker:

are

Speaker:

drawn

Speaker:

to

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

power

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

emanate,

Speaker:

but

Speaker:

I

Speaker:

can’t

Speaker:

endanger

Speaker:

our

Speaker:

people

Speaker:

because

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

it.”
Sever glanced

Speaker:

down, noticing

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

patch

Speaker:

of

Speaker:

glowing

Speaker:

fluids

Speaker:

leaking

Speaker:

from

Speaker:

a

Speaker:

cracked orb

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

splintered

Speaker:

root

Speaker:

bark.

Speaker:

Movement

Speaker:

in

Speaker:

the

Speaker:

water

Speaker:

caught

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her

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energy

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shape

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surface.

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moss

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fell

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his

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knees.
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face.
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rabbit’s

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legs.

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her

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sword.
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creature

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him.
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climb

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up,

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but

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dead

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weight.

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her

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legs.
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to

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to

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watch

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demon

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charge

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at

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her

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brother.
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onto

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his

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back

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and

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his

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Fey

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power

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him.
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was

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support,

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arms. “I

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what

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father—”
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mind

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not

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you,

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all

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to

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give

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up.”
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done

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your

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best.”

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head

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live

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the

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rest

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of

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your

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life

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blaming

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yourself.”
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at

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ears

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paw

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through

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it. “I

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call on

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knowledge.”

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paw

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fluid.
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see:

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curiosity. “What,

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runes?

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know

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on.”
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me

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that

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part,”

see:

said

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moving

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his

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paw

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to

see:

her shredded legs. “Just guide my paws

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to paint the

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right

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designs.

see:

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both

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charge

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them.”
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wryly. “Wha…

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you

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see:

only

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used

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runes

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for

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combat.”
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locked

see:

eyes

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with

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her. “You

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were

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born

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under

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a

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too,

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and

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we’re under

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one

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right

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now.”
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up,

see:

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the

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moons

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shrouded

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in

see:

shadow,

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energy

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edges

see:

as

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see:

rings.
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gaze

see:

was

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firm. “Give

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what

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power

see:

you

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can,

see:

anything

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you

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can remember, and I’ll handle

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the rest.”
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see:

weakly

see:

shifted

see:

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see:

they

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see:

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see:

fluid

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on

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her

see:

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see:

legs.

see:

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of

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see:

closing

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just

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flesh

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designs

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later, “That’s

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all

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remember.

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know

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if it’s

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enough. I’ve

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never

see:

used…”

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out

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breath,

see:

head

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see:

as

see:

she

see:

tried

see:

to

see:

stay

see:

awake.
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breathed

see:

deep

see:

and

see:

closed

see:

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see:

eyes

see:

with

see:

one

see:

paw

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out

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see:

legs

see:

and

see:

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see:

other

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see:

in

see:

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own. “Please

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tattoos

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lit

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up.

see:

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see:

trails

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see:

across

see:

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see:

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see:

fur.
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see:

own

see:

runes

see:

flickered

see:

to

see:

life,

see:

glowing

see:

green

see:

under

see:

her

see:

brother’s

see:

cool

see:

blue.
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see:

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see:

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see:

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see:

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see:

through

see:

her

see:

legs.

see:

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see:

felt

see:

nerves

see:

reconnecting,

see:

along

see:

with

see:

their

see:

injuries

see:

even

see:

as

see:

they

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see:

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see:

gritted

see:

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see:

teeth,

see:

clutching

see:

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see:

paw

see:

harder

see:

before

see:

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see:

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see:

finally

see:

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see:

into

see:

a

see:

dullness.
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see:

let out a

see:

breath

see:

and

see:

the

see:

glows

see:

faded.

see:

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rabbits

see:

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see:

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see:

from

see:

the

see:

exertion.
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see:

up

see:

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see:

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see:

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see:

her

see:

legs.

see:

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toe

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see:

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ankle

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see:

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knee

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see:

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see:

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see:

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see:

gasps

see:

and

see:

a

see:

tear

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ran

see:

down

see:

her cheek

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ruffs. “We did it…”
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shuddering. “We

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did…”
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siblings leaned in

see:

and

see:

gently

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see:

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paws,

see:

and

see:

now

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relieved.
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a

see:

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moments,

see:

Sever

see:

muttered, “I

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meant

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what

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said.”
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didn’t

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this

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power,

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remember?”
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the

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invasions

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here

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now…” His

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demeanor

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see:

still

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can’t

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stay.”
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all

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truth

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then

see:

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scenery.”
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go with

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you. Power or not, I’m still gonna be

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there

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to

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protect

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you,

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no

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matter

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what.”
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up

see:

at

see:

the

see:

twin

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moons

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above,

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closed

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see:

eyes

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under

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comfortable

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radiance

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as

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moonlight

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always.”



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