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The Ceremony of Oaths

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Winter’s grasp was gentle the night of the Ceremony of Oaths. The air was cold but clear, and a hush of promise rested on every snowflake.

Moonrise’s ancient amphitheater—carved into a hillside and ringed with torches—hadn’t held so many in generations. Elders sat shoulder to shoulder with former rogues. Children squirmed in warriors’ laps. Healers gathered with herbs tucked into their cloaks.

Aria stepped through the crowd with her daughter in her arms, Xander beside her. Her heart trembled—not from cold, but from the weight of what this night meant. Every word she spoke would echo far beyond stone and snow.

Above, the full moon bathed the world in silver. The old stories said spirits watched most closely on nights like this—when spoken vows could change everything.

At the center, the altar had been rebuilt. Its ancient stones gleamed with gold leaf, the runes carefully traced by Rowan’s steady hand. Evergreen boughs and winter flowers surrounded it—life rooted in frost.

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