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Everything I Own Fits Into a Bag

Author: Tori Tuez
last update publish date: 2026-09-17 17:35:02

“Are these all?”

I look down at the weapons spread across the table. My weapons.

The throwing knives I had bought before my first hunt. The short blade with the nicked hilt from wedging too deeply between a rabid vampire's ribs two winters back. The crossbow Rinna had gifted me for my nineteenth as a joke because I'd always hated the things.

My lip curls at the memory. She'd even engraved it with my initials so I wouldn't try to return it to the Guild. And I was glad I hadn't because it was
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