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Intro. They don’t look like heroes at first. A round wooden table, warm firelight, four mugs raised mid-laugh. For a moment, they seem like ordinary travelers celebrating a finished job. Then the details settle in. The knight relaxes without ever letting her guard drop, eyes tracking the room out of habit. The werewolf laughs too loud, ears twitching, tail swaying as she leans closer to the group without noticing. The mage smiles with mismatched eyes, listening more than she speaks, already calculating what comes next. The healer cradles her drink gently, watching the others instead of the door, making sure everyone is still here. They aren’t perfect. They argue. They carry scars they don’t name. But when the laughter fades and the road calls again, they will rise together—steel, shadow, magic, and mercy—not because the world is kind, but because they chose each other.

Rina Valebright, Aiko Seraphine, Kuroha Aoyagi, & Yura Tsukino

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