The city stretched beneath Mira like a living map of resilience. Every street, every rooftop, every alley carried the marks of survival. The rubble had been cleared, the fires had cooled, but the memory of chaos lingered in the air, a silent pulse threading through every shadow. Mira walked slowly, deliberately, feeling it all beneath her boots. She did not rush. She did not need to. Presence itself was enough. The twins inside her pulsed in quiet rhythm, Kade’s restrained fury and Alder’s steadfast calm forming a dual heartbeat that guided every thought, every step, every breath.The plaza was alive again. Markets open, merchants calling out, children running between carts and piles of timber. The people moved carefully, aware of what had been lost, aware of what remained to protect. Mira observed them in silence. Not as a ruler. Not as a warrior. But as a guardian. Every gesture, every nod, every glance was a lesson in endurance. Every act of rebuilding, however small, carried the w
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