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Chapter 51 - Keep moving

"Do you hear that?"

Zara didn't answer, her silver hair tied in a rough tail, her massive axe thudding against her back with each step. She was sweating, visibly pale beneath her tan, the curse marks on her legs glowing brighter, spiraling up her thigh like molten tattoos. She stumbled once, then again, her jaw clenching.

"I'm fine," she growled, brushing Leon off as he stepped toward her. "Keep moving."

But a few steps later, her knee buckled, and she dropped to the forest floor with a muffled grunt, her hand clutching her thigh where the curse pulsed, her blue eyes sharp with pain. "Zara!" Leon said, dropping beside her, his pack sliding to the ground. "You're not fine."

"I said—" Her voice broke into a hiss, her hand gripping her leg tighter. "Just… pain. Not fatal."

Terya crouched beside them, her gaze darting through the trees, her staff ready. "No time for pride," she said, her voice firm, her usual tease gone. "Leon, do something."

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