We appeared next to a campfire. Sera and Derek were still unconscious, so they just sort of flopped on the ground. I was still kneeling with Katashi’s sword held awkwardly outward. This was probably somewhat alarming to the lone figure who had been sitting on the forest floor, eating a chicken leg. For that reason, I probably shouldn’t have been surprised when he was on his feet in an instant, and suddenly he was armed and I wasn’t. Ceris landed blade-first in a nearby tree. And Keras Selyrian stood over me, a glimmering silver blade in his hands. Given the speed with which he moved, I was
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