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A Blessing

Author: Dallas Ryan
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-12 10:08:26

The morning light filtered softly through the curtains, casting delicate patterns on the walls of the chamber I shared with Garrick. I stirred awake, the warmth of his presence beside me a comforting anchor in a world that often felt uncertain. The events of the previous day lingered in my mind, a tapestry of emotions woven together with threads of joy and apprehension.

I rose quietly, careful not to disturb him, and made my way to the window. The view from Winterspire Castle was breathtaking, the vast expanse of forest stretching out like an endless sea of green beneath the clear blue sky. Yet, despite the beauty of the scene before me, a strange sensation fluttered in my stomach, a feeling I couldn’t quite place.

For days now, I had been experiencing moments of dizziness, a vague nausea that seemed to come and go without warning. At first, I brushed it off as stress, a natural response to the weight of my new role as Luna. But as the days passed, the feeling persisted, a quiet whisp
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