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had counted ... he had failed.
He’d muster the strength to fight again. To
rally his men. He just ... he needed to sleep.
Aedion didn’t notice when Ren left,
undoubtedly in search of the shifter with
whom he was so damned enamored.
He should summon his Bane commanders.
See how they thought to manage this disaster.
But he couldn’t. Could do nothing but stare
into that fire as the long night passed.