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take my eyes of
t him. Something that stirred a s
you?" I w
within seconds, his bones began to shift. Fur disappeared, his
ad. His face was marked with scars, and his
with tears gathe
he whispered.
art s
ing a step backwards.
ds me, but I qui
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t my entire life b
hoping he would deny it
trembled. "You knew
ieved he was dead, Seraphina.
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you when I
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n Elara, possessed the healing gift, while I carried the power of the Hi
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our kingdom, killed our warriors and imprisoned me. You
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ve this
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protect you. It contains a
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oved towa
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in front of everyone. Now that you k
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, masked figures eme
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rushed tow
the
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rowled. "We need to get
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and placed both h
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to rise from his wound like black smoke.
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opened
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small object he had recovered
royal i
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to someone in
ing someone from your own
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hina's identity, and
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speak again, my pend
oked
its surface: three silver cresc
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seal has b
that mean?"
ame quieter,
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or the first time since I had met
ossible," h
it?" I
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ark of the Fir
question, a distant howl
llowed by
ano
ly stood, h
awakened,"
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wards the da
your call, Seraphina, then the war that destroy
burned agai
e, Nyra raised her head
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