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Author: Deborah Myers
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-19 18:55:32

Ashley

The Luna got up from her chair, lifting her arms up into the air and looking like she was about to faint from relief. “Oh, Zane! You're finally awake. Your recovery was swift this time.” She pulled him away from me and touched his face, running her hands over the light shadow of his beard. “How do you feel?”

Zane fidgeted a little, shifting out of her tight embrace. “I'm doing better now.” He pointed to me. “And it's because of one of the potions she gave me. She's a healer, and I would like her to work for us here in the tribe.”

Potion? What potion?

My eyes went wide in confusion, before I realised that he was trying to cover up for me to spare me from more trouble. I adjusted my expression quickly, and nodded in agreement.

With a roll of her eyes and an exasperated sigh, Clara came up to me and pulled me to my feet harshly. “I'll take her back.”

Why she was suddenly reserving all her comments about me in Zane's presence seemed a little strange. Just a while ago, she was so
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