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he Echo of Shadows

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Sable's POV

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The dream comes on the seventh night, and it feels less like a dream and more like a warning.

I am standing in a field of silver grass. The moon is full. The stars are bright. Everything is peaceful. But something is wrong. The grass is too still. The air is too cold. And there, at the edge of the field, a figure waits.

A woman. Silver hair. Silver eyes. A face I know. A face I love.

My mother.

"Little one," she says. Her voice is soft. Sad. "You have done well. But you are not
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