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Chapter 23: The Stranger Who Remembers
Three days passed.
The air around the citadel had settled. The Hollowed were gone-banished, at least for now-and the gate slumbered in a strange, rhythmic quiet. But the victory didn't taste sweet. It tasted temporary, like standing in the eye of a storm.
Ayo found himself unable to sleep.
Even with Malakai be