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Zarek

I finish screening the list for the next Zenith-Circle members with Leonis. The list gets longer every year, and I have to cut people off. Each year, we can only add two new members, and if we’re picking more than two, it means we lost someone.

As I scan through the names, one jumps out at me—Vaelia’s ex-husband. The sight of it makes me laugh. He’s been applying for years, apparently.

Damn,