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Chapter Nine: The Woman Who Stopped
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2026-05-10 02:28:20
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Lyra POVHe didn’t look like someone who belonged to danger.That was the first thing I noticed.He looked… normal.Not like the people in the woods.Not like the men in the dungeon.Not like the ones in the market.Just a boy.Standing there.Looking at me like I was the strange one.“Hi,” he said.Just like that.Like this was nothing.Like finding someone in your house wasn’t something to be scared of.I didn’t answer.I just stared.My hands stayed by my sides, stiff, like if I moved too fast something bad would happen.He tilted his head a little.“You don’t talk?” he asked.“I do,” I said quickly.My voice came out small.He smiled a little.Not in a mean way.Just… like he found that funny.“Okay,” he said. “Good.”Silence came again.I didn’t know what to do with it.“What’s your name?” he asked.“Lyra.”He nodded like that meant something.“I’m Kieran.”
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