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Chapter 29

Author: StaceSteele
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"Hasn't presented itself yet," Uncle Mateo finished for him. "Or perhaps it has, and we haven't recognised it as such."

I felt Hope flutter, a stronger movement than before. I think she was trying to tell me something as if I should already know. Maison was holding me around the waist again, placing his hand over my abdomen once more as if he had felt Hope through our bond.

My eyes widened as understanding dawned. "The ceremony itself," I breathed. "The territory representatives didn't just exchange formal pledges; they surrendered ancestral weapons, traditional advantages, and even long-held secrets. Each faction gave up something that had previously given them power over others."

"The sacrifice of power," Kenny agreed, his expression lighting with recognition. "Not a single dramatic gesture, but dozens of small surren

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