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Cassa gently lifted the box containing the Staffs belonging to the Knights of the Gallant Order. Her fingers trembled as she opened it. Inside were the four Staffs. Only one was missing, the one belonging to Pack.
“Cassa,” Josh quietly called from the doorway.
Cassa nodded, drawing in a deep breath before she reached into the box and withdrew two of the Staffs. She turned and held one of them out. She saw the puzzled look in Josh’s eyes.
“Father was training you to be a Knight of the Gallant Order,” she said in a soft voice. “Only a Knight can train an apprentice. The first night he handed the Staff to you, I knew what he was doing.”
She watched as Josh took the Staff out of her outstretched hand and gently held it. Reaching out, she curled her fingers around his hand so that his f
