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me after sen

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ghts. And

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lel's eyes.

the Kingdom

of it,

nodded at Ci

as Sollel followed Cira

of burnt lea

make sure t

circles. Hour

me leaves

around. All

nd grasses.

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re lost when

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k, Sollel sig

d. Cira imme

and readied

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opeless while

nearer and

any weapon

nd a sword,

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all of flame

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und. And fr

nally saw where the rustl

wolf with r

them entered

a dripping f

d to stay lo

ound, when

lf was looki

, ready to de

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black wolf

the ball of

black wolf,

unning. "

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hen she saw

on the tre

ing from tree

rior who wer

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mes one after another, thr

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ger ball of

tratedly. Ba

take one bal

beast, but

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could do was

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ct the

kept throwin

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th the elf's

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hered the bi

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ck wolf was

released her

black wolf in

meters

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down from

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could to th

e the black

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flame had don

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m, Cira an

the wind. Th

smile when

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distance

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aw that the

at the edge

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nd together w

round at the

r journey. But

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in front

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they couldn

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licked in S

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widened wh

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pretty snow, but

at that would consume them as they go deeper into the ash terrain. If humans tried t

hile other

rvive up to

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t and kill that black wolf,

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strength an

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don't think t

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ront of them

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n?" Sollel

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not informi

they were l

hing, they wo

situat

earlier that we were lost. I really thought we were goin

ming yourse

hile obser

's just cross

rai

e she took out two leave

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an protect o

for a f

ery week, or it'll turn to poison if yo

t want to tak

combat and

entered her

the plant c

r strength.

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would enter

ld have a ne

weakening h

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areca leaf.

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d and took a

ravely took

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le

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ash terrain

or sleep. O

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already fel

the two act

ng them i

ird day, Ci

rest, and

g, but she terrain, Sollel

already fel

the two act

ng them i

ird day, Ci

rest, and

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ira couldn't

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she

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ash rock, an

t, they w

ormous vol

kilometers a

center betwe

craters were

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he could only

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te it, and t

the areca le

toxic in the

ic

r head while

on't worry. I

in my body t

l slow m

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ody will be

lowing

at Sollel fl

m. "Thank y

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ded. "You'

ghed at how

un

r a few min

t they would

they wanted

lking until

k mountain

sh te

hydrated, an

ira started

untain. The

and half a

the top, So

ellish tempe

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ed and antici

stick around

wn after th

ovision and d

Cira's wa

l of blister

ollel's fire

ound her,

ra didn't k

that Sollel

nce to protec

heat of the

h day, Sollel

he foot of t

ontinued. On

o finally s

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n Cira s

bed it and s

anches with

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