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Ridge Rules (there are none)

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Riley

The messenger barely finished the words north ridge before Kael was already moving — all gold eyes and predatory calm, like the night itself had given him marching orders.

I followed because… obviously. I have bad ideas, and this one came with a view.

“Stay close,” he said, again.

“I heard you the first time,” I muttered, keeping pace. “It’s adorable you think that’ll work.”

“Riley.”

“Fine,” I said. “I’ll stay close-ish. Don’t get clingy.”

He didn’t answer, which, in Kael-speak, meant: I’m ignoring you because you’re infuriatingly right.

We reached the ridge in minutes. Wind clawed at my hair, cold and metallic, like the forest itself was holding its breath.

Below us, shadows moved — fast, low, silent.

“Scouts,” Varyn murmured, appearing out of nowhere like a very polite thundercloud. “Werewolves. Testing the border.”

Kael’s jaw flexed. “How many?”

“Six. Maybe eight. They split formation. The leader wears silver marks.”

I felt it then — that old tug under my ribs. N
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