<You have achieved something extraordinary: You entered a new dimension.>224Please respect copyright.PENANAOeXtZOiOwI
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<You have received the trait "Eternal Witness".>224Please respect copyright.PENANAZ24N3q9vxh
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‘What?’224Please respect copyright.PENANAarbxLXcQyT
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Not the Hollow Realms. Not his world.224Please respect copyright.PENANAOWQwLRH2EW
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Something else entirely.224Please respect copyright.PENANAOChpGZsj53
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His gaze swept across the floating island - perhaps two hundred paces across, irregular in shape. The ground beneath his feet was solid stone, dark and pitted as if carved from a single massive slab.224Please respect copyright.PENANApU3wj2tVpk
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The manor rose at the island's center - three stories of dark stone and timber, windows glowing with warm light that seemed wrong against the crackling void beyond. 224Please respect copyright.PENANA8HNfx7z8Uy
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Behind him, the rift sealed with a sound like tearing silk played backward.224Please respect copyright.PENANAb5BgxtXrFN
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Violet light collapsed inward, edges crackling as they consumed themselves. Within seconds, nothing remained but the void.224Please respect copyright.PENANAXdUIQRsfGA
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No way back.224Please respect copyright.PENANAN8wbRR1BVi
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The realization settled in his chest like ice.224Please respect copyright.PENANAP8N71CQ6kp
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Esrin's boots clicked against stone as she moved toward the manor without a word. Not checking if he followed. Simply expecting it.224Please respect copyright.PENANAH0ctu87xzV
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Cel's legs obeyed before his mind caught up, carrying him after her.224Please respect copyright.PENANALqUjDbAIeM
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Esrin's hand met the manor's door and pushed it open in one smooth motion.224Please respect copyright.PENANAzyppmQI7cW
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Warmth spilled out - actual warmth, impossible in this place. Light painted the threshold in gold.224Please respect copyright.PENANAoaRSsfaGmu
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Esrin stepped through.224Please respect copyright.PENANAyWrXKeucE6
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Cel hesitated at the entrance, his pulse quickening.224Please respect copyright.PENANArO1u16X3Hu
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Then he crossed into light and the sight of nine figures arranged throughout what appeared to be a common room.224Please respect copyright.PENANA0gkJcxAJZE
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His breath caught.224Please respect copyright.PENANAMeMU5jqEdu
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Ashen-blue hair gleamed near a window, catching firelight. The man stood with casual arrogance, light yellow eyes tracking the room with predatory amusement.224Please respect copyright.PENANAIdHoZNlnyu
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'Draven Goldwind.'224Please respect copyright.PENANAHjRythMFJj
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The Mercenary King. Leader of the only organization that rivaled the Great Clans in power and influence.224Please respect copyright.PENANAvJVRCapSz3
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Cel's gaze snapped to the figure seated in a chair near the fireplace. Ashen brown hair, dark green eyes that carried exhaustion like a physical weight.224Please respect copyright.PENANAUcWTQI446q
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'Lucien Stellarion.'224Please respect copyright.PENANA3DUKzEAsr6
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The second prince of the Stellarion Empire. The one nobles spoke of in tones mixing disappointment and reluctant longing.224Please respect copyright.PENANAmbu1tStQTA
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Here.224Please respect copyright.PENANAmo9ZYBg9Kw
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With Draven Goldwind.224Please respect copyright.PENANADBVO76jt7S
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The contradiction made his thoughts fracture. The Royal House and the Mercenary Guild maintained cordial relations at best - careful neutrality that could shatter into conflict with one wrong move. Seeing representatives of both powers in the same room was unusual.224Please respect copyright.PENANAleGhsPQQi7
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His gaze swept across the others.224Please respect copyright.PENANAeN3tAYxacU
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A small girl sat in an oversized chair, feet dangling above the floor. She straightened as their eyes met, chin lifting with unexpected dignity despite her childlike stature.224Please respect copyright.PENANAAaxYJl1GOR
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Near the far wall, a red-haired woman stood rigid, arms crossed. Blue eyes locked onto him with naked contempt, her entire posture screaming barely restrained contempt.224Please respect copyright.PENANAfJopD2CHKD
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Beside her, an older man leaned against the stone. Weathered face, scars visible even in the firelight. He watched Cel the way someone watches a potential threat - calm, assessing, ready.224Please respect copyright.PENANAxexIy5bPHp
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A young man, perhaps Raven's age, lounged near the fire with blue hair that caught hints of purple in the light. Green eyes studied Cel with open curiosity, head tilted slightly as if examining something interesting.224Please respect copyright.PENANAGKP5yfUmSN
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A woman with blond hair held herself with perfect stillness near the opposite wall, her expression carefully neutral.224Please respect copyright.PENANAXQycexkmmx
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And at the center—224Please respect copyright.PENANA7MIuD2uOu9
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A hooded figure. Dark fabric concealed most of his face, but reddish-brown eyes gleamed from within the shadow. Authority radiated from him despite the concealment.224Please respect copyright.PENANAAUjtWuroNV
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All of them turned as Esrin entered.224Please respect copyright.PENANAJG7XHmBIX7
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"Well, well." Draven's voice carried across the room, amused. "Back already? Don't tell me the Prince of Death gave you—"224Please respect copyright.PENANApmKetcbaEk
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His gaze found Cel.224Please respect copyright.PENANAn9dcpCHYqn
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Silence crashed down.224Please respect copyright.PENANAQOM4LEEZZC
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Nine pairs of eyes fixed on him with varying degrees of surprise, confusion, and - in some cases - hostility.224Please respect copyright.PENANAJVF5jL4cpL
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The small girl's feet stopped swinging.224Please respect copyright.PENANA1ECWbLXxhT
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The young man by the fire straightened slightly.224Please respect copyright.PENANAnkzCL7h9LN
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Even the still woman shifted her attention.224Please respect copyright.PENANAGh0OqpL3Ia
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"Esrin." The red-haired woman spoke, blue eyes narrowing. "Who is this?"224Please respect copyright.PENANArZ23HcUwo6
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Draven's laugh cut through the quiet - sharp and mocking. "Oh, this is rich. The great Esrin brings home a stray."224Please respect copyright.PENANAKKCTwL2Vg8
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Esrin ignored him. "This is Celvian. A Chosen of the Moon Goddess whom the Children of the Voidmother threw into the Hollow Realms to seal a rift."224Please respect copyright.PENANA17cswL6zrP
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The information hung in the air.224Please respect copyright.PENANAL4cPK7uyfm
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"A Chosen?" The older man's voice was rough, skeptical. "Moon Chosen are weak. How did he survive?"224Please respect copyright.PENANADlwOMExyNq
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"That's irrelevant." Draven stepped forward. "He's seen our faces. That makes him a risk." His hand drifted to summon his weapon. "He dies. Simple as that."224Please respect copyright.PENANAkqDlhpjT7X
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Cel's body went rigid, hand moving toward where Silent Moon could manifest—224Please respect copyright.PENANAxFusO1wnCi
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"I want him to join the Reckoning." Esrin's statement cut through the rising tension.224Please respect copyright.PENANAjbzQiulCQm
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Draven barked a laugh. "Join? You can't be serious."224Please respect copyright.PENANAJb2HfziiXm
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"He's a Chosen One," Esrin continued. "He was thrown into the Hollow Realms and survived. That demonstrates capability."224Please respect copyright.PENANAVQAtDsXAOm
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"Does it?" Draven gestured at Cel with casual dismissal. "Everyone here can sense that this boy has no divine energy. Not even a whisper." His grin widened. "So either he's the weakest Chosen to ever exist, or he's not Chosen at all."224Please respect copyright.PENANAjpHy7rc3Jt
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The words landed with sickening weight.224Please respect copyright.PENANASspZ7Awk6n
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Cel had known he couldn't sense his own divine energy. Had struggled with that limitation since receiving his blessing.224Please respect copyright.PENANAwIf5iVD76H
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But to not even possess it?224Please respect copyright.PENANASi5aRxX5Br
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His mind raced. That made no sense. He could use Frostmark. Could manifest Silent Moon and Cinderward. If he had no divine energy at all, how—224Please respect copyright.PENANA17r43IMpyL
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"Haha, yeah!" The small girl's voice dripped with exaggerated enthusiasm. "We can all sense it so clearly. It's super obvious to everyone here!"224Please respect copyright.PENANA3hNsXlnC8S
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Draven's attention snapped to her, his grin sharpening. "Sorry, I meant nearly all." The correction was pointed. Cruel. "Those of us who actually have divine favor, at least."224Please respect copyright.PENANAkQVejmKarj
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The girl's expression darkened, but she said nothing.224Please respect copyright.PENANAXtVAbasx1d
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"It's the armor," Esrin said, drawing attention back. "An artifact that suppresses his divine signature. I witnessed him using an authority - ice-based power. He is a Chosen."224Please respect copyright.PENANAxv2IxrM8FT
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"An artifact that completely masks divine energy?" The young man by the fire leaned forward, interest sparking in his green eyes. "That's... actually impressive."224Please respect copyright.PENANAuNpezKFH1H
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"Or it's a lie." The red-haired woman spoke for the first time, her voice sharp as broken glass. "Why should we trust anything she says about him?"224Please respect copyright.PENANANuIbab44ls
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"Because I have no reason to lie." Esrin's tone remained neutral. "Killing him serves no purpose. He's young, inexperienced, and was thrown into the Hollow Realms by a cult we all want destroyed. Making him an ally makes more strategic sense than making him a corpse."224Please respect copyright.PENANAhGH0zcqTMK
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"Strategic sense?" Draven's laugh was harsh. "What's strategic about adding dead weight to—"224Please respect copyright.PENANAtt5Sjsm3l9
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"Vote." Lucien's voice came quietly from his chair, almost resigned. "That's how this works."224Please respect copyright.PENANAaHKeGaPhmO
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Silence fell as attention turned inward.224Please respect copyright.PENANAI7SzxdAZ7Z
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The older man spoke first. "Kill him. We don't need complications."224Please respect copyright.PENANA0SrXP1hqwu
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The red-haired woman's voice came sharp and immediate. "Agreed."224Please respect copyright.PENANAjdMrZr00qz
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Draven's grin widened. "Obviously kill him."224Please respect copyright.PENANAIVOL4dsbXz
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The still woman with blond hair simply nodded once.224Please respect copyright.PENANAAFXgNVjeqh
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Four votes to kill.224Please respect copyright.PENANAa6r7PgHGoB
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"He should join." Esrin's statement was flat. Final.224Please respect copyright.PENANAXjoyp2pxVE
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"Agreed," Lucien said quietly, dark green eyes tracking between Cel and the others.224Please respect copyright.PENANAIdqsffgobY
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The young man by the fire straightened, blue-purple hair shifting. "I vote for joining too. He survived the Hollow Realms at such a young age. That's worth something."224Please respect copyright.PENANAiWyInquwDh
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The small girl's feet swung once. "I think he should join! Anyone who makes Draven this annoyed can't be all bad!"224Please respect copyright.PENANALr8gewWbrh
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Four votes each way.224Please respect copyright.PENANAhms8WRg0ok
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The central figure remained silent, his gaze tracking between Cel and the others with careful assessment.224Please respect copyright.PENANAtXIZk9TPUK
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The silence stretched.224Please respect copyright.PENANABWWuLg4t8R
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"Four to four," Draven said quietly. "Which means Veyron decides. And we all know he's practical."224Please respect copyright.PENANAgov1n1eROx
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He moved.224Please respect copyright.PENANAloKBJI95mJ
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"So why don't we skip the formality and I'll just kill the boy now?"224Please respect copyright.PENANAklXPaS8efg
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Esrin blocked his path.224Please respect copyright.PENANANhdxycPCnw
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"Touch him, and you'll lose your hand."224Please respect copyright.PENANA2ukkQiXx9H
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Draven laughed, genuinely delighted. "Should I test that?"224Please respect copyright.PENANAp2TWMe5XST
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The temperature dropped.224Please respect copyright.PENANAhDcYlulyCP
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White lightning began to crackle across Esrin's shoulders, arcing down her arms. Her ruby eyes held nothing - no anger, no fury. Just cold, absolute promise.224Please respect copyright.PENANAgM1GJwkYdm
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"He's a child," she continued. "A child thrown into the Hollow Realms by a cult. And you want to murder him because it's convenient."224Please respect copyright.PENANAZM1rb6bkHO
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Draven's grin widened, golden light erupting around him like a solar flare. "I want to kill him because he's a risk we don't need." He leaned forward slightly, matching her intensity. "But please, continue the moral lecture. It's adorable."224Please respect copyright.PENANAwhDdazFLir
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The manor groaned.224Please respect copyright.PENANANyKxD4Noa7
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Divine energy pressed against divine energy - white lightning meeting golden radiance. The floor beneath them cracked. Windows rattled. Books tumbled from shelves as the building itself protested the weight of their power.224Please respect copyright.PENANArvz7swjgOd
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"Enough."224Please respect copyright.PENANAevdaFWau6e
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The older man's voice cut through the pressure - rough, worn, but carrying the weight of someone who'd survived worse than this.224Please respect copyright.PENANAhHSanQzy5f
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He hadn't moved from his position against the wall, but his weathered face held no fear. Just tired disgust.224Please respect copyright.PENANA35D4JwdoH5
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"This is why we vote," he said flatly. "To avoid this." His gaze tracked between them. "So let Veyron decide."224Please respect copyright.PENANAwTaVy7FMj6
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The pressure didn't dissipate immediately.224Please respect copyright.PENANAmK6ZhlQdY2
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Esrin and Draven remained locked in their standoff, lightning and gold still blazing around them.224Please respect copyright.PENANAMyuQkg4Iuo
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Then Esrin's energy pulled back. Not slowly - just gone, as if someone had closed a door.224Please respect copyright.PENANAUEoozhDNtC
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Draven held his power for a heartbeat longer, eyes studying her. Then the golden glow faded, leaving only the man beneath.224Please respect copyright.PENANA6TkiQOxDEu
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His grin returned, casual and mocking. "How disappointing."224Please respect copyright.PENANADchaIfEYlu
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He turned away without another word, moving back to his position near the window.224Please respect copyright.PENANAVU9wytCcK7
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The cracks in the floor remained. Evidence of how close they'd come.224Please respect copyright.PENANA7BoaUArx96
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Cel's pulse hammered in his throat. His hand trembled slightly as it dropped from tension.224Please respect copyright.PENANAzuoNqEAoKn
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The central figure - Veyron - had watched the entire exchange without moving. Now his gaze settled on Cel with renewed assessment.224Please respect copyright.PENANAsGsmXDPDu6
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Cel's throat worked. Words formed before conscious thought caught up.224Please respect copyright.PENANAEAkjWBU0ga
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"My priestess is a Divine Oracle."224Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0ELsatgfy
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The statement landed like a stone into still water.224Please respect copyright.PENANAwajisCK8VQ
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Draven's laugh came immediately. "Of course she is. And I'm secretly the Mountain God in disguise."224Please respect copyright.PENANANo8eNLL2rq
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But Veyron had gone still.224Please respect copyright.PENANAwhXEWFckuU
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Not frozen. Just... perfectly motionless. His attention fixed on Cel with sudden, sharp intensity.224Please respect copyright.PENANAfFiR258JAq
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"Describe her." The command came quiet but absolute.224Please respect copyright.PENANAo2AxkzFyMG
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Cel's pulse quickened. "White robes. Silver mask covering the upper half of her face. Long silver hair. She..." He hesitated, then pushed through. "She's the most beautiful person I've ever seen."224Please respect copyright.PENANAlqwzTZoVyX
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Silence answered him.224Please respect copyright.PENANAKAkaKKDnDN
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Veyron studied him for what felt like eternity.224Please respect copyright.PENANA3jzmu5o291
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Then his lips curved - not quite a smile, but close. 224Please respect copyright.PENANAM3jsBxt8LV
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"Welcome to the Reckoning, Celvian."
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