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Beast's Claim

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last update publish date: 2026-06-06 22:47:57

We barely made it back to the main halls before Rook began to pace.

The bond thrummed with restless energy his, mostly. The priests’ approach had stirred the beast in him, and the stone throne room had left all of us raw. Silas’s jaw was tight as he barked orders at the house itself, demanding it seal the eastern approaches. Wren had gone distant again, murmuring fragments of futures I couldn’t quite hear.

Rook’s amber eyes locked on me. “Hunt,” he rasped, voice more growl than words. “With me.
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