than usual, biting through thick cloaks and r

the storm brewing inside him. Liora's words still echoed in his m

softly. Mira approached, he

let suspicion tear the pack apart.

rateful. "Agreed. But trust is fr

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dow of Cassandra's death

igation be

ombed the territory for clues while

seemed to lead

where she and Cassandra had once played as children. The memorie

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Mira demanded,

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hispers beneath

words sur

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ation was

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ked tirelessly to k

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training alone, her moveme

sweat glisten

ymore," she said. "Not fo

on in his eyes. "Good

for a moment, the

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be ready-unite

uld test everything: loyalty, trust, a

for the fight that would decide their f

r or be torn apart by th