Bloodfang hunters close in on Mara, Kael, and Liora, using the cursed coin to predict every turn through the forest. Dain wants Mara alive. Vesha wants the coin. Kael shifts into partial form to hold a narrow ravine crossing while Mara and Liora try to escape — but the bridge is destroyed, leaving Kael trapped beneath shattered timber and cut off from safety. Mara has one chance to reach Boneveil with the coin. Instead, she turns back for him. As the Bloodfang retreat leaves Kael wounded and blood-marked, the moon begins to answer Mara’s fear — setting the stage for a choice that may finally force her to become what she has been trying not to be.
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