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last update Date de publication: 2026-06-11 22:16:09

Aziel’s POV

I was halfway through binding the wound at my side when the knock came.

Not hesitant.

Not polite.

Deliberate.

I didn’t answer immediately. I tightened the cloth instead, ignoring the sharp pull of pain that followed. Whoever was on the other side would wait.

The knock came again.

More insistent this time.

I exhaled slowly, then straightened and walked to the door. When I opened it, Soren stood there, already watching me like he expected resistance.

“You’re needed,” he said.

“By who?
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