Chapter 156

**Artie

Grass trembled against my face, dewy and sharp-smelling in the dawn air. I groaned and rolled onto my back with effort. My naked body was covered in blood, but thankfully, most of it wasn’t mine.

How had I ended up here?

I turned my head and saw Lyra lying on the ground about five feet from me.

“Lyra…?” I mumbled.

My head throbbed, and one of my own memories stirred from its slumber.

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