“Then we test it now,” Kade said, his voice steady but firm, as if delaying any longer would only make things worse.Mira did not answer immediately, but she did not reject it either. She watched him carefully, measuring not just his words but the intent behind them. The bond responded at once, not violently, but with a deeper pull that made it clear it was listening more closely than before.Alder shifted slightly closer, his presence calm but alert. “Testing without control will trigger it again,” Alder said, his tone even.Kade’s gaze moved to Alder, then back to Mira. “We cannot keep standing here waiting for it to decide everything for us. You said it yourself. It will respond to what we do now.”Mira nodded slowly. “Yes. And that is exactly why we cannot act blindly.”“I am not acting blindly,” Kade replied. “I am choosing to move instead of waiting.”The bond pulsed, not sharply, but with a weight that settled into all three of them. It was not rejecting Kade’s words, but it wa
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