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Chapter 31 (Shielding My Pack)

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Ralph's POV

Enforcers urgently conveyed through the mind link that an emergency had arisen. Swiftly, I notified Tala to join me at the western border. Gonzolo had already left at the time.

Curiosity etched my expression as I questioned the enforcers, seeking to unravel the nature of the crisis.

"What is going on?"

"We discovered dead rogues, it appears to have transpired last night," an enforcer responded, and just then, Tala arrived.

"Not again!" Her frustration resonated in a growl as she laid eyes on the bodies.

"There are four now?" she added, her concern deepening.

"Yes, and the same strange marks as the one from before," I observed keenly, catching a faint scent of something familiar that I couldn’t identify.

"However, a local was entangled in the dilemma," the enforcers disclosed.

"What?!" Tala and I exclaimed in unison, caught off guard.

"We got the witness, but she adamantly refuses to divulge any information to us, insisting she'll only speak with you. She fled to your res
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