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Jian
Chaos.
It was Piao’s best friend.
The Kou warriors they’d been fighting stared to the skies as the beast circled overhead, joined by the remaining Piao warriors who didn’t yet know this dragon was on their side.
Jian met Hua’s eyes, seeing the emotions swirling in his chest mirrored back at him.
His lips tipped into a grin as he lifted his voice. “Hold the lines.” His smile widened. “It’s on our side.”
A single rider thundered toward them, cutting his way through the Kou in his path. Jian raised his dao in greeting, because Master Delun hadn’t come alone. Khenbish fought with a ferocity rarely seen. But he didn’t only come for the people of Piao. Jian spared a quick thought for the camp of Kou in the mountains.
They too wanted to save their empire from Batukhan Altan.
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