The valley had quieted, but the silence was heavier than any battle cry. Fires still smoldered, smoke drifting into the blackened sky, carrying with it the stench of death and betrayal.Kaeron was secured in the central tent, bound and muttering under his breath, the consequences of his treachery finally sinking in. Yet even as our pack tended to the wounded, my mind was elsewhere.Kaelus’ message burned in my thoughts. “You’ve won a battle, Elara… but the war is mine.”I could feel the echo of his presence, faint but undeniable, a ghostly whisper beneath the bond that had once been my chain. For years, that whisper had haunted me, controlled me, taunted me. And now, it was a tool, a signal of what I had survived, of what I had turned against him.Julian approached, the weight of the evening in his stride. "Do you think he knows we trapped Kaeron?" His voice was careful, measured.I shook my head slowly, eyes scanning the valley. "He may suspect. He may even know. But knowing doesn’t
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