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    It takes a few minutes for Luz to emerge, and Hunter straightens up instantly. Her hands are shoved in the pockets of Eda’s grudgeby jacket and her head is low and her shoulders are tense and shaking. Something is wrong here, and just a moment later Hunter sees what.

     

    A sharp peal of laughter announces the small group that follows Luz out, led by a girl with orange hair pulled back in a ponytail. She’s holding something out in her hand, and the others in her group lean closer to Luz, sneers twisting their faces even as they continue to laugh.

     

    Rage flares in Hunter’s chest. “Hey!” He barks, pushing off the railing and up the steps. His golden guard voice comes back to him instantly, and for once he welcomes the threatening rumble of it in his throat.

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    17 Jul 2026

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    “I think I dropped my scroll on the field!” Skara sets her bag down on the bench, anxiety and defeat weighing on her shoulders. “My dad just bought that for me and now it’s gonna be fried in the rain. He’s gonna ki-” She pauses, glances quickly at Hunter with an apologetic grimace. “He’s gonna be so upset with me.” She amends.

    “Oh, that’s fine. I’ll go get it for you.” Hunter scowls at his scroll. Really, these typos are starting to get on his nerves. He’ll demand another typing lesson when he gets back to the house.

    He jabs at the power button—the only button he can really trust the consistency of—and marches toward the door.

    “Wait, Hunter, what-?”

    And he walks right out into the boiling rain.

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    Or, Hunter forgets that most witches aren't immune to boiling rain, actually.

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    17 Jul 2026

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    After erasing himself from the world’s memory, Wanderer finds that forgetting does not make longing disappear.

    Mona no longer knows him, yet he still watches from afar. Now, Wanderer is caught between regret and the hope that a part of him still lingers in the stars she reads. But when she begins to notice the shape of what is missing, fate offers them something neither of them expected: a second beginning.

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    16 Jul 2026

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    "What was he like?" Hunter asked.

    "Hm?" Darius replied absently.

    "Your mentor," Hunter said quietly, "The last Golden Guard. What was he like?"

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    15 Jul 2026

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    Darius never liked the new Golden Guard, but he's also not the kind of witch who leaves a child bleeding out on the floor.

    (Takes place pre-s2)

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    14 Jul 2026