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Location: The Threshold — Moment of Truth1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzkLJMpBuI 尼

Timeline: 3932 AE/AD1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bbCgP43Qf 尼

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Lyra knelt beside him — not to strike, but to offer help.1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3s7h5Fg24J 尼

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LYRA:1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEQkLuNTGk 尼

"You don’t have to carry it all. That’s the secret no one tells you — the load gets lighter when you share it."1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡemC8LOWM9a 尼

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He looked up — eyes fierce but glistening.1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡAP6lwSx0jp 尼

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COMMANDER:1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSEmwOhqkf 尼

"I have spent my whole life climbing. Crushing anyone in the way. What else is there?"1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwhlJK6BXx 尼

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ELARA:1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRUHQPP2gS 尼

"Standing still. Looking around. Lending a hand."1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHGQhdQiSi 尼

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Voris stepped forward — stood beside Lyra, offered his hand to the commander.1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMVp6TDLmp 尼

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VORIS:1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡuI3mP5Njeg 尼

"I came here to take it too. I thought strength meant standing above everyone. I was wrong. Strength means standing with them."1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dZxhNddaD 尼

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Slowly, painfully, the commander reached out — and took Voris’s hand.1234 copyright protection4ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQymjeUbvf 尼

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