A wave of pain comes crashing down upon you, but recedes quickly. You cannot tell whether you were protected b
A wave of pain comes crashing down upon you, but recedes quickly. You cannot tell whether you were protected by your words, or something more — the essence of your soul. But the attack of the Eldest was parried.
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