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Chapter 31

Author: _QueenEsther
last update publish date: 2026-06-17 05:24:34

Crystal's POV

The energy returned, back where I had started with it.

The elder said nothing for a full three seconds.

"Again," he said.

We ran it six more times. By the fourth attempt the branch lifted fully and held for five seconds before I released it. By the sixth, I brought it back without losing the thread.

My head was pounding by the time he called a stop, but I was standing straight.

He was quiet for a moment, then reached into his coat and removed a folded piece of paper, holding it ou
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