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The Duel

Author: Gifted Hands
last update publish date: 2025-11-14 20:48:39

Damien's POV

The march west was slow. The scent of Tarlock's border still clung to our skin. We crested the ridge overlooking the Blackthorne confluence. It was a stretch of open land where the east met the west. I caught a familiar banner marching towards us. It was Alura’s unit, flanked by Desmond and the rest of the Betas I commanded to return west.

They slowed down as they sighted us. We merged into one march and continued forward. My gaze drifted past the guards to the middle of the march.
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