Shadows and First Blood
“I’m alone. I’m… not here to fight, unless I have to.”
They hesitated, exchanging a glance, then nodded. One of them—a tall, lean figure with sharp eyes—spoke. “You’re Silver, aren’t you? The one surviving the streets alone?”
I nodded cautiously, assessing. “That’s me. And you are?”
“Call me Rylen,” the taller one said, voice measured. “This is Kira. We… know about the hunters, about the escalating dangers. We’ve been tracking movements, patterns, whispers. You’ve been active in the city, surviving encounters. That takes skill.”
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