Chapter 41 Chapter 40: A Cage of My Own Making
With my forehead pressed against the cool glass of the hopper window, the world outside blurring into streaks of grey and green, I finally stopped running. The frantic energy of my flight had drained away, leaving behind a hollow, aching stillness. It was time to take stock.
What did I know? What d...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Prologue
2. Chapter 2 Part 1: The Unravelling Chapter 1: The Walk of Shame
3. Chapter 3 Chapter 2: The Apostrophe
4. Chapter 4 Chapter 3: The Garden
5. Chapter 5 Chapter 4: The Sanctuary and The Betrayal
6. Chapter 6 Chapter 5: The Morning After
7. Chapter 7 Chapter 6: The Deli
8. Chapter 8 Chapter 7: The Journey
9. Chapter 9 Chapter 8: The Mentor
10. Chapter 10 Chapter 9: Starlight Lily
11. Chapter 11 Chapter 10: Apostrophe Due
12. Chapter 12 Chapter 11: The Note
13. Chapter 13 Chapter 12: Breakfast
14. Chapter 14 Chapter 13: Waiting game
15. Chapter 15 Chapter 14: Thursday's Child has far to go
16. Chapter 16 Chapter 15: Getting to Know Each Other
17. Chapter 17 Chapter 16: When fingers touch
18. Chapter 18 Part 2: The Crucible Chapter 17: The Morning After
19. Chapter 19 Chapter 18: The Inquisition
20. Chapter 20 Chapter 19: Lost
21. Chapter 21 Chapter 20: Shopping
22. Chapter 22 Chapter 21: The escape
23. Chapter 23 Chapter 22: Dates, Waits and Dates
24. Chapter 24 Chapter 23: Homely
25. Chapter 25 Chapter 24: A Simple Stew
26. Chapter 26 Chapter 25: Lord Vincent
27. Chapter 27 Chapter 26: The Best Laid Plans
28. Chapter 28 Chapter 27: Blood is Thicker than Water
29. Chapter 29 Chapter 28: Water is Thicker Blood
30. Chapter 30 Chapter 29: Consent
31. Chapter 31 Chapter 30: Ever Centimetre Measured
32. Chapter 32 Chapter 31: Battle Ready
33. Chapter 33 Chapter 32: Dinner with Silver
34. Chapter 34 Chapter 33: A Walk in the Night
35. Chapter 35 Chapter 34: Polli Nations Penetration
36. Chapter 36 Chapter 35: The Morning After
37. Chapter 37 Part 3: Tempering the Blade Chapter 36: False Truths
38. Chapter 38 Chapter 37: The Experiment
39. Chapter 39 Chapter 38: Back to Front
40. Chapter 40 Chapter 39: Hollow Victory
41. Chapter 41 Chapter 40: A Cage of My Own Making
42. Chapter 42 Chapter 41: However, We Get There
43. Chapter 43 Chapter 42: The Identity Kit
44. Chapter 44 Chapter 43: The Edge of My World
45. Chapter 45 Chapter 44: Blood and Dust
46. Chapter 46 Chapter 45: Fire and Ice
47. Chapter 47 Part 4: Sylva Chapter 46: Open Game
48. Chapter 48 Chapter 47: The Gilded Cage
49. Chapter 49 Chapter 48: A Whisper of Venom
50. Chapter 50 Chapter 49: Trust No One
51. Chapter 51 Chapter 50: The Gilded Stage
52. Chapter 52 Chapter 51: Woven Light and Whispered Threats
53. Chapter 53 Chapter 52: "I Must Help the Clown"
54. Chapter 54 Chapter 53: The Storm Inside
55. Chapter 55 Chapter 54: The Grim and Permanent Reality
56. Chapter 56 Chapter 55: The Ointment
57. Chapter 57 Chapter 56: The Tetra's Gaze
58. Chapter 58 Chapter 57: The Chamber of the Star
59. Chapter 59 Chapter 58: The Five-Point Plan
60. Chapter 60 Chapter 59: A Soldier's Nerve
61. Chapter 61 Chapter 60: The Unsettling Trifecta
62. Chapter 62 Chapter 61: The Sanctity of Silence
63. Chapter 63 Chapter 62: The Ultimate Betrayal
64. Chapter 64 Chapter 63: The Player
65. Chapter 65 Chapter 64: To Sacrifice a Polli
66. Chapter 66 Part 5: Nanda The Changeling Chapter 65: "To Us!"
67. Chapter 67 Chapter 66: The Forge and The Blade
68. Chapter 68 Chapter 67: So Wrong Yet So Right
69. Chapter 69 Chapter 68: Stay
70. Chapter 70 The End Chapter 69. Epilogue
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