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Chapter 27: The Interregnum

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The air in the foyer went dead cold, the kind of quiet that usually comes right before a storm tears the roof off a house.

"Seize the rogue!" Elder Jarek’s voice slammed against the stone walls as he bellowed and the only thought in my mind at the time was the fact that in the space of 30 seconds, I had gone from being called Luna, to rogue.

"Lock her in the deepest cell of the dungeon until the full council decides her execution!" Jarek roared at the guards.

"She's the Luna of this
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