The Grains of Sapphire

Hunting was his profession, and the beasts of darkness, his prey. These were predators, traitors who had rebelled, shattering the fragile peace between two worlds. They dared to cloak themselves among the innocent, striking in secret. It was his duty to eradicate them.

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And in the midst of the watching crowd, he beheld her. Breathtakingly beautiful and utterly alone, like a rose amidst the nettles in a garden.

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Vanijeanne Week Day 6: Chasseur