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Chapter 114: Stand Down
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2026-07-14 10:00:53The boy didn't cry.
That was the first thing Azerbel noticed.
Not the shouting.
Not the way he immediately lowered his head.
Not even the hand that grabbed his arm.
It was the silence.
The way he absorbed it all without making a sound.
Like he had learned long ago that crying only made things worse.
Raven.
Ruby's second child.
Azerbel had heard whispers over the years.
The kind people shared when they thought nobody
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