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Kris
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Surface life has its perks. Clean air has since removed residual clay and dust from his lungs. The waterfall that led him out dove underground only to resurface miles from its cavernous grave.
Land underfoot and around him felt ancient, almost as if he’d been transported to the Valley of the Silverwind.
… What a thought.
The place was a myth. Aside from being set apart from the legends, none of the ground sparkles like silver, nor was there the promise of their presence in the wind. At best, this place was an overgrown oasis ready to spit him out into the Hallowing Shift.
Kris cringed at the thought of endless waves of sand beating down at him. Not even his alpha could manage in this state.
It’s been several moons since he’d been able to settle down. His legs
