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2021-03-10 23:11:06Kira
Instead of heading back to the pack house for food, I think my sore muscles needed some hot tub therapy.
I had run nearly eight miles at this point. I was always fast. Faster than Ethan, at some times. Speed and cardio were always the easiest parts of my training. The hard part was the strength. Admittedly, being physically smaller than Ethan and Perrin by a wide margin didn’t make me the best training partner. But I have kept up on my own time. Patrol requires training, too.
Deciding to reward myself for a good run, I stop by the training facility on the way home to take advantage of the sauna.
It was dark at this point, but like most places in this territory, I knew it like the back of my hand.
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