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23: Love eternal, entombed
The fire had gone out by the time Hawk next opened his eyes. Only the faint light coming from the hole in the ceiling told him the sun had risen. The constant humming of wind left the cave echoing with ghostly chimes, like an enormous instrument of some kind.
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22: Ashay
Snow creaked and cracked beneath their shoes. The past plus degrees and flurries had turned into a dry, harsh cold during those days and nights Ren’i and Hawk spent hiding in the woods. There was no sign of any Liqaris. The only living beings whose presence Ren’i had felt were harmless wild animals, and he’d…
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21: The hours till dawn
When Hawk came to, his first thought was that he was warm, so very warm and comfortable that for a moment he did not remember where he was. It was long since he’d last awoken feeling quite so safe and calm. Hawk inhaled slowly. The air was humid and heavy with the resinous scent of…




