THE DOOR
The Captain’s face was a mask of stoic, regal duty, though she kept her distance from the bleeding creature on the floor.
The Vanguard warriors rushed forward, wrapping heavy iron bands around the beast’s shattered chest and broken arms.
"Is it dying?" Zuri asked the hunt leader, a tall woman with a deep scar across her cheek.
"The Anvil broke its core, Captain," the hunt leader replied, glancing at Mwajuma with a mixture of terror and absolute respect. "It is bleeding out. It won't last the hour."
Zuri’s golden eyes flickered. She looked at the dying creature, and for a fraction of a second, Mwajuma thought she saw a flash of intense, panicked frustration cross the Captain’s face.
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