00:00second, their eyes darting from the screaming Corvus to me. Move! The guard captain roars,
00:04instantly kicking Corvus to the ground and dragging him away like a dead dog. The apprentice
00:08are thrown into chains, wailing for mercy. Elena doesn't spare them another glance. She turns her
00:13back on the chaos, her dark cloak swirling as she walks toward the exit, but after three steps,
00:18she pauses, not turning around. Rayan, follow me. I look down at the glowing wolf cub in my arms,
00:24under the terrified, rerential stares of the remaining soldiers. I take a step forward,
00:29leaving the soot and the coal mines behind, forever. The carriage door slams shut. The heavy
00:35vehicle jolts, starting its long journey back to the Duker estate. Inside, the atmosphere is freezing.
00:40I sit on the velvet bench, feeling incredibly awkward. In my left arm, the newborn shadow wolf
00:46cub is curled into a black, fluffy ball, snoring softly. In my right hand, I'm still holding that
00:51second, ugly gray stone. Across from me sits Elena. She is staring straight out the frosty window,
00:56her jaw set, her arms crossed. Her entire body is radiating a terrifying silent pressure. She
01:01doesn't look at me. She doesn't acknowledge I exist. She is throwing a literal royal tantrum,
01:06but keeping it perfectly dignified.
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