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him. He had learned that Darius Vaelen, the knight once sworn to prote

e slumped against a wooden post. Darius. The man looked rough-his be

Dar

ned, his gaze sha

back his hoo

for his sword but hesitat

Kael corrected. "B

im, eyes narrowe

at." He lunged, twisting the knight's

s grip was unyielding. The knight stilled, hi

d him. "We n

then nodded. "Fi

n. Darius leaned against the wall, arms crossed. "I

had no choice. The worl

I suppose you expec

remember who you are." He leaned forward. "Yo

lost everything for that oat

ael said. "And

tened. "What do

ut this time, not to Zayne Sol

them. Then Darius sighed. "If I d

d. I hate looking

led Kael to an abandoned forge at the city's edge. Inside, dust cover

s along the edge. "I kept it," he m

him. "Then

g Kael's. "If I fight for yo

"We won't be a

then knelt. "Then

hoed in Ka

ed your first knight. Unlock

h Kael's veins. The

within him. A strange warmth pulsed beneath his sk

gaze wary. "Wha

irked.

rowned.

turned toward the forge's

d his arm. "A

was sharp. "T

rring in the shadows. Kael and Darius moved thro

tepped in

ng so

er violet eyes gleamed. "I hope you we

d. "Wouldn't

ed to Darius. "And

. "Still insuf

stepped closer, voice dropping. "I have in

clenched.

olish." She leaned in, her breath wa

ken passing between them. Then he

sappeared into the shadows, the pro