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Chapter 53: Fractures Under Command

Author: Elarafaith
last update publish date: 2026-05-15 06:18:57

The first joint patrol nearly failed before it began.

The tension started quietly. A glance held too long. An order repeated too sharply. A hesitation no one trusted.

Elara walked beside the eastern patrol line as wolves from both factions prepared near the outer gates.

The atmosphere felt wrong immediately. Not hostile. Worse. Forced.

Kael's wolves stood in tighter formation, disciplined and alert. Rhen's moved more loosely, watching the tree line instead of one another.

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