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Epilogue

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Chosen, Always

The first thing Luna heard was laughter.

Not prophecy.

Not screaming.

Not the roar of Phoenix fire or the breaking of worlds.

Laughter.

Children's laughter.

She opened her eyes.

For one strange moment, she didn't know where she was.

The bedroom was warm.

Morning sunlight spilled through the curtains.

Someone was running through the corridor.

Someone else shouted—

“GIVE IT BACK!”

“I FOUND IT!”

“THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT YOURS!”

Luna smiled before she was fully awake.

A deep voice besid
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