Entrance Exam [6]: The First Pinch

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The fire had died down. The camp was silent.

Caspian lay in his tent, staring at the ceiling.

His mind drifted.

The Redmonds were the ones who tried to kill me.

One of his goals had always been to crush them. To make them pay.

And now? Now, their heir was sitting by his fire, stealing his food, laughing like old times.

Caspian exhaled.

I should distance myself from her.

When the time comes, she'll probably be standing against me.

…Right?

He closed his eyes.

Leave it.

That's a problem for the future.

And with that, he let sleep take him.

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[POV: Fianna Redmond]

Fianna sat outside, watching the dying embers of the fire.

Her hands were still warm.

Her chest felt… weird.

Not bad. Not good. Just—strange.

He's alive.

It was a thought she still wasn't used to.

For nine years, Caspian Arcwright had been a ghost.