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Chapter 9 - Blood Calls To Blood
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2026-07-16 23:28:12
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The silver eyes blinked once.Then the forest moved.Not the trees.Not the mist.The forest itself.Roots shuddered beneath Rowan’s boots as ancient oaks groaned, their branches bending away from the ravine as though making room for something that had every right to pass.No one breathed.Across the bridge, Erik remained motionless.His empty smile never faltered.“Commander…”His voice echoed strangely, as if spoken by several mouths at once.“You’ve been gone so long.”Matthias didn’t answer.His pistol remained steady, but Rowan noticed the slight tremor in his hands.“You buried me.”The words struck like a physical blow.Rowan looked sharply at Matthias.“You said they disappeared.”Matthias swallowed.“I believed they had.”Erik laughed.The sound wasn’t his.“You held a funeral.”“You told my wife to move on.”His head tilted unnaturally.“She did.”Pain flashed across Matthias’ face.For the first time since Rowan had met him, the old Warden looked defeated.“I was wrong.”“N
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The footstep came again.Slow.Deliberate.The sound echoed through the ancient clearing like a hammer striking stone.Rowan instinctively moved closer to Fen.His massive body was rigid beside her, every muscle coiled beneath his silver-gray coat.Arawn didn’t move.His eyes remained fixed on the darkness beyond the standing stones.“He knows we’re here.”Rowan swallowed.“Who?”“The one beneath the mountain.”Another step.Closer.The ground vibrated beneath their feet.It wasn’t loud.It didn’t need to be.Something that large didn’t have to announce its strength.It simply existed.⸻Fen stepped between Rowan and the tree line.His lips curled back in a low warning.Arawn smiled faintly.“He would fight the mountain itself for you.”Rowan looked down at Fen.“I think he’d lose.”Arawn’s smile widened.“So would the mountain.”⸻The tension eased for the briefest moment.Even Rowan laughed.It felt strange after everything that had happened.Normal.Almost.⸻Arawn bent and picked
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