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Chapter 58

Author: Dayo
last update publish date: 2026-04-27 20:09:42

KAELEN

I ended the tournament at breakfast.

Nothing dramatic. I simply walked into the dining hall while everyone was still eating, told Elder Thorne to clear the room, and when he gave me that look he always saved for decisions he didn’t like, I told him again. He cleared the room.

Then I sat down and told the remaining elders that the selection was over. No more trials, no more scoreboard, and no more pretending I was going to stand in the formal hall at the end of it all and pick a Luna fro
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