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CHAPTER 70: THE RIPPLE IN THE STONE
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2026-10-25 15:43:30ELARA'S POV
The morning air of the fifty-third autumn swept down from the high peaks with a crisp, invigorating clarity, carrying the scent of frost-kissed pine and the distant, comforting woodsmoke of Oakhaven’s hearths.Fifty-three years had passed since the final embers of Ignis’s forge were scattered to the winds and Ymir’s zero-point towers dissolved into harmless mist. To the millions inhabiting the seven united territories, peace was no longer a fragile experiment; i
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