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Clarissa lay curled on the ground, her head between her hands. The terrified expression on her face stopped Stefan’s breath as he knelt in front of her. Her eyes were open wide as if in shock, but she wasn’t home in them.
“Clarissa, what happened?” He asked as he placed a hand on her shoulder.
She didn’t respond. As he was lifting her to carry her back to the camp, Centra came up. She looked concerned as she took in Clarissa’s state.
“I don’t know. She seemed fine when she left to pick berries. She even smiled.” Stefan grunted, cradling her carefully in his arms.
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Blake Blake breathed in a heavy, raking sigh. It was a long day of mediating between the monks and the nuns. But he was determined to get things in order here and return to the Old King. He placed his hands on either side of his pounding head after motioning for Bertha to speak. “There is but one path, Brother Blake,” Bertha stated. A murmur ran through the crowd of monks. They were uncomfortable with this suggestion for good reason. If Blake had been treated the way that the nuns had, he would take pleasure in subjecting the men to their own ways. “The nuns shall lead the monastery and restore the King’s glory here.” Celendra finished. There was an eruption of clatt
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Clarissa Muscles ached as Clarissa pushed herself forward. Her breath came so fast and hard that her chest hurt. She couldn’t slow or risk being caught. Clarissa had been running from Stefan’s crazed hunt for a while. But she hadn’t seen him behind her since the beginning. Not knowing filled her with dread. She didn’t know where he was, what he was doing, or what he wanted. Maybe she lost him. The thought allowed her to slow to catch her breath. A cramp formed in her calf, and she cried out. In that moment of distraction, she felt his stone arms wrapping around her in the same hold he had been teaching her t
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Clarissa“Now, close your eyes,” Centra whispered headily. “Focus on the sensation, the desire to extract the pendant.” When Clarissa’s eyes closed, Centra murmured in the ancient language. Clarissa’s palm tingled and grew warm. Without Clarissa’s guidance, the stream of magic changed the direction of its flow. It swirled through the air as the scarlet and ebony colors diverged artistically, creating their own path. The other colors flowed on wrapped among each other. Slowly the ends of the scarlet and ebony strings moved downward. Soon it poured powerfully into her hand. The immense
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Clarissa The sweet smell of cooking meat awakened Clarissa as the sun beat down blindingly. Stefan sat at the crackling fire, preparing a deer that Stefan had not caught before she went to bed. But the deer was now skinned, butchered, and almost done roasting. Centra sat on the other side of the fire, watching Stefan, who did not seem even vaguely aware of either of them. “Did you sleep at all?” Clarissa questioned with a yawn. “I asked the same thing,” Centra said amusedly. “But he didn’t answer. With the lack of sleep and the magic he used to dry the meat, I will be surpri
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