Chapter 23

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Numb.  That's all I felt as I sat half-naked in a bathtub full of ice water. I didn't know what to think about, so I let my mind go blank. I had no idea how much time was passing.  There was a gentle knock at the door and Katson entered slowly. He knelt down to where I sat and brushed hair from my face. Both our faces were spent from crying, but no tears spilled now. I could see in his eyes now that something I couldn't see before.  "Where's Torka, Katson?" I asked with a broken voice.  He swallowed the lump in his throat before speaking. "Marsen's out looking for him. We can still feel him in the pack, so he's not far. We just..." "What happened?" I continued my interrogation firmly.  Katson shook his head, his big brown eyes turning to his hands. "We were out on patrol when I got A

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