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The Visitor in the Storm

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Chapter 27: The Visitor in the Storm

The fire had burned low, casting long, dancing shadows across the stone walls.

We had been resting for hours, the warmth of the flames slowly driving the cold from our bones. Ronan was asleep, his massive chest rising and falling in a deep, rhythmic rhythm. Kael sat beside me, his shoulder freshly bandaged, his obsidian eyes fixed on the flames. Zephyr was at the far end of the chamber, his silver eyes scanning the map by the faint light of a single candle.

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