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Chapter 238 North of the Treeline
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2026-05-16 14:10:07I went to find Giga before I slept.
She was in the barracks courtyard with two members of her unit, going over something in a low voice that stopped when she saw me approach. She said something to the others, and they dispersed with the quiet efficiency of people who understood how to read a room.
We stood in the courtyard in the dark.
“I'm going to ask you something,” I said, “and I want an honest answer, not the answer that's easiest to give me.”
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