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Chapter 39: Strategies' Echoes
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2024-11-16 20:49:01The night was clear, and Aria felt every breath she took weigh more from the expectation in the air. After the turmoil that had broken out just hours earlier, the courtyard was shockingly still. She couldn't get rid of the impression that the recent attack was only a taste of something considerably more significant even with their triumph. Aria stood in the middle while the fighters cared for the injured, her eyes darting across the camp and her ideas whirling through the several paths forward.
Lucas gently went up to her, seeming worried. He approached her gently resting his hand on her arm. Breaking the stillness, he whispered, "they were testing us." "This was not their whole force."
Aria nodded and fixed her eyes far away. precisely. This was only starting point, Lucas. They wanted to see our defenses, our response. And nowadays they understand. They will thus arrive with everything the next time.
Lucas sc wrinkled, darkening his eyes with conc
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The estate was especially silent, the early morning sun softening the radiance over the stone walls to highlight the peaceful aftermath of the events of the previous evening. The globe seemed to be holding its breath, the peace seeming a cruel contrast to the anarchy that had burst only hours before. With her mind weighed down by Elena's treachery, Aria stood on the council chamber's balcony staring down the estate grounds below.Elena had once been among them, had battled beside them, had held belief in the vision of peace and harmony. Her betrayal and her metamorphosis into the Shadowborn's leader cut farther than any blade. It served as a reminder that even people closest to you may become foes and that trust could be betrayed.Lucas walked inside the room with quiet on the stone floor. He crossed to be at Aria's side on the balcony; his presence was warm and grounding. His brows narrowed as he absorbed the sight below—the warriors marching throu
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