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Silence fell over the council hall.

My knees nearly buckled.

“Taken?” Nathan asked. “How is that possible?”

The priest touched my face gently. There are ancient magics at work here. Someone – or something – has stripped you of your abilities.”

The Trinax, I realized. “When it grabbed me…”

“It is not possible, the priestess shook her head. “Yes, the Trinax are creatures of dark magic that haunt the sleep world and our mind. They create a world where they constantly push you

who into thinking of failures or the things that can or could have happened that’s why anyone stares at the face of a Trinax longer than 10 seconds will go mad but they cannot take away the power of a Moonsinger.”

Ramsey’s grandfather scoffed. “Convenient excuse. Look, from all the history books I’ve read, the Moonsinger is always someone so elegant, adept in fighting and perfect in all their ways, not her… she’s a deviant to begin with if she cannot control herself then…”

“ELDER ELDRIC” Ramsey’s voice rang out in annoyance silencing his grandfather. “How can you be so crass in your speech? If not for anything… but for the sake of the dignity of this council, you should show some respect to the daughter of the you.

an who risked his life to s

His grandfather mumbled something but didn’t say anything else. My fists clenched to my sides, anger and humiliation bubbling within me. But Nathan stepped forward, with a commanding

tone.

look down at her without first knowing the cause. He turned to the Priestess. “If it’s

meeting at least?” Elder Thorne spoke suddenly. “We’re not about

us a Lycan as a Moonsinger? She keeps

werewolves.”

embarrassment as I stared

If I had a Feral and a Trinax attacking from all sides, I’m sure I’d have ten times my strength now,”

Elders shared mocking laughter. I lowered my head, trying to fight the tears that gathered at the

Ramsey said in an unmistakably cold tone. “You’re suspended from the council until further notice. Have your subordinate replace vou

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sure you’re stripped

He didn’t even raise his voice but you could see the seriousness on his

can’t dismiss me, Lycan Leader, Elder Thorne rose to his feet. “Aside from the fact that this council cannot function without me, I am to be your

think anyone had ever challenged my father openly as

your dignity, Ramsey continued

his eyes flitting between me and Ramsey “Is that how much the deviant pleases you that you’re now favouring her over me? A

been standing quietly beside Ramsey came forward and walked towards his.

Leader and not me,” Elder Thorne continued. “He fought with a werewolf over a woman at the funeral,

and motioned to the guards standing at the entrance of the

hall.

Elder Thorne swatted their hands away declaring he would leave by himself. All the while, none of the other

turned to the Priestess, “Please tell us,

only person with the ability and skills to shut down her powers more like numbing. I heard one time that he can extract a portion of a Moonsinger’s power and use it against them, in the

I swallowed hard.

the room at first that she’s a reincarnation of the first Moonsinger, the

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