Chapter 28
The day before the fortress mission began with Kael acting strange. He'd been distant at breakfast, he barely spoke and seemed lost in thought. When I asked if he was okay, he just nodded and walked away. Now, at the training ground, he stood on the opposite side from me while Maya went over the final instructions. "Something's wrong with Kael," I whispered to Zara. She glanced over at him, then back at me with an odd expression. "You really don't see it, do you?" "See what?" "Never mind." She shook her head. "Focus. Maya's talking." Maya explained today’s plan: one last full practice of the fortress mission. Every step, every backup plan, no breaks until we did it perfectly. “Selene, you’re with Ash on the approach,” Maya said. “Kael, you’re with Lyra as backup.” I noticed Kael's
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