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Chapter 49: The Surgeon’s Gambit
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2026-03-25 01:41:48
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The Guardian’s cry did not end.It rolled across the valley in waves so deep I felt the vibration in my ribs before I heard it with my ears. The ancient giant swayed, its silver veins dimming beneath the black scar spreading across its chest. One enormous hand pressed against the wound as though it could still remember pain after centuries of standing watch.Above us, the colossal ivory warship continued its descent.It eclipsed the afternoon sun.A long shadow stretched across the valley, swallowing the towering pines and creeping over the kneeling Guardians until even their silver glow seemed faint beneath it.No one moved.No one breathed.Pelari stood at the edge of the open hangar, his white cloak unmoved by the wind. His hands remained clasped behind his back, and yet somehow he looked as though he already owned the forest beneath him.“So,” he said, his voice carrying from impossible distance, “the old stories were true after all.”The Last Warden didn’t look at the ship.His a
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