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CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR: FIRELIGHT

Author: I.L SPARKS
last update publish date: 2025-09-27 18:58:02

The fire crackled between us as the three elders settled in to tell me about Seraphina.

I pulled my jacket tighter around myself, both from the cool night air and from the anticipation of finally learning the truth.

"Where should we begin?" Sarah asked, her weathered hands folded in her lap.

"The beginning," I said.

"Tell me about who Seraphina really was."

Thomas poked at the fire with a long stick, sending sparks dancing up into the darkness.

"Seraphina Moon was the most gifted seer our pa
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