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Before The Cut.

last update publish date: 2026-05-02 07:41:11

Lyra’s POV.

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Something did not feel right.

Not on a map,

Not on the battlefield,

It was inside me.

I woke before the sun came up. My eyes were open, it was dark. My heart was beating fast like someone had shaken me awake.

Ares was next to me breathing slowly. I was not sure if he was really asleep or just pretending. It is hard to tell with him.

I did not move. I just looked up at the ceiling. Listened.

There was nothing to hear.

No sounds outside the chamber. No one wa
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