CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
The days and night hurried by so fast and in no time, twas the night before they were to leave for the army. They were all awake, Noelani having given them permission to leave the hut although the moon was high in the sky and the town was quiet. They sat at the edge of the rocky incline, staring out into the darkness, the silence thick. It had been Ceraun’s birthday just a few days prior, Adrik and Auris were already fourteen but Haneul would turn fourteen in the winter. Laith had been a little bit excited when they told her they would have to leave soon, Noelani had been against them telling her the entirety of the truth. “Let’s race one last time.” Ceraun suggested blithely, earning him strange looks. "It's well past midnight." Adrik blurted out. "Not to mention that Auris cannot
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