fang Pack's great hall wa

piercing into her, she could sense distrust, curiosity, and hunger. Some already viewed her

ince the bond flared between them in t

rved from ice, no sign of recognition, no sign of the burning inten

the herbalist Maeve, She comes under the peace accord with the Ashme

sts, Guest? That was a

once, but he said no

omeone scoffed, another whispered,

ame a louder voice, "W

rumbled from

m went si

ke. "No one touches her, no one sp

old, "You will be housed in the east

that, he turned

ostility but this? This severing silen

probably a year or two younger, with

said gently. "Come

rridor of unused rooms, cloaked in dust and shadows, as Rowan opened the door

ing's... mostly abandoned, but the sheets ar

s drifted to the forest beyond, Somewhere in those trees was the border she'd crosse

looked through

iet and calm atmosphere, "W

ht, sleep

hildhood. A battlefield beneath a red moon, a silver wolf crying

dream

bling, the trees whispering her name, a how

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body halfway between man and beas

e whispere

to her, not to harm

hadows emerged,

like coal, and on

erything

ith a gasp, dr

shadow moved across the window, sh

hing

, and something faintly

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alls alone, and stay

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p froze

it wa

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love, She conquers, their marriage is... pol

fluttered...."I'

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bond was

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houldn't

ow and sharp!! Col

ael

up, "It's a garden

re is a war room

, "Why are you pretend

the bond pulsed between them, "Becau

inched,

another, You being here this bond it complic

either, Kael. I didn't cross into your land for

tretched be

gently, "You have no

l me," she

ilent moment. Something flickere

alked away, that night

she saw herself h

, kneeling, eyes fi

ng, whispers fil

near the southern ridge,Torn apar

tried to ask what happened, but Ro

whispered, "They think i

he chill crawl

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as beg

red at the torn map of their b

Cerys hissed, pointing at Lyr

d," Kael said thro

the attacks beg

the room, "You'll not ac

"because if she is what they say

er balcony, the wind tangling

to it, "What do

est answered,

Kael's t

s colder, Cruel,

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