DAMON We brought her back before dawn. No one was supposed to see us. Kael led the way, hood up, shoulders tense. Cassidan carried supplies, and I kept close to Elara, who could barely walk. She didn’t complain once. Every step she took was silent, careful. The storm had washed the scent of blood from her skin, but not from our memories. Lupinemore’s gates loomed ahead, tall, iron, and unwelcoming. Cassidan slipped the lock with practiced ease, and we slipped through the shadows, ghosts moving through familiar ground. When we reached the dorms, Kael stopped. “We shouldn’t be doing this,” he said. His voice was low but hard. “We don’t have a choice,” Cassidan muttered. Kael’s jaw flexed. “She’s a princess, Cass. If anyone figures out she’s here, we’re all finished.” I glanced at Elara. She was leaning against the wall, breath shallow, face pale beneath the hood. “You think she doesn’t know that?” He turned on me. “That’s not the point.” “No,” I said quietly, “the point
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