Twice Marked, Twice Chosen

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us, my second in command, a

y horse. The moonlight danced across the riverbank,

" I said, eyes scanning the

ight Ecl

ded more like my

e Kanimas: the blood moon curse. And yet, they were

with such powe

me for a wa

e to tak

made them

gh the woods. We were close to the river, the sound of

here was a

y slamming aga

startled. My mare neighe

Tinus asked, hand alread

on the wet grass. My boots squelched slightly as I mov

s called after me.

othing. Either wa

his breath but

rbank, brushing branche

I s

hair floating, tan

art d

was in t

without thinking, I le

kicked hard, pushing through the c

closed arou

ter dripping from every inch o

arms, bridal style

ning, eyes wid

owled, gently laying

eside her, hand

inst her chest

th

inued d

heart pounding harder w

was

ere alone, near the river, in

she co

om her mouth as

luttered o

at up, eyes wild, confusion

tick and pointed it at

you?!" sh

dn't

rd but I held a han

lm. "You should learn how to say

clearly trying to pie

didn't

toward my horse, my cloth

ed behind wi

o my horse an

r knees, drenched, the sti

your way back

once, slow

he muttered, "Thank yo

final glanc

allowed us as

stretched as we cleared the tre

my horse

fely," I said without looki

t ask qu

turned his horse ba

moment, staring in

she doi

the Midnight

around the forest

bout the key? My mind roame

oo small. Too fr

about her felt

away and tightened my

uted, kicking t

back to

what I nee

I th

tells me thi

a lon