K A I D AThe night passes slowly, but sleep never comes.By the time the first rays of dawn creep over the mountains, I’m already up, fully dressed and pacing the edge of the courtyard. The stronghold hums around me—quiet footsteps, muffled commands, blades sliding into sheaths. A storm beneath the surface, building.I find Octavius outside the main war hall, already flanked by a few scouts and dressed for battle. His eyes land on me and, for a moment, the storm stills.“You slept?” he asks.“Not even a little.”“Good. Then you’re just as sharp as I am.”He smirks, but there’s something tight in his voice. I step closer, lowering mine. “You okay?”He nods, but I know him too well. He’s wound tighter than a bowstring. We all are.The others begin to gather shortly after—Korra, Valerie, Jace, Anita, Reno, Lennox. All of them armed, armored, and alert.Korra’s dressed in full black, her tattoos faintly visible under the faint shimmer of her vest. Her expression is steel. Lennox hovers j
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