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Leonis

Vaelia walks through the inferno like it’s nothing.

Like the fire isn’t real.

Like it isn’t the same fire that reduced men to ash right before my eyes.

“Thank the Goddess,” Frayva breathes beside me, her voice barely a whisper—full of awe, full of relief.

“How… how did she even know to come?” she mutters, eyes wide."‘let’s see if she survives this’" she scoffs

“What?” I ask, catching the te