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Fenna swallowed. "Then we don't let anyone find out. Not guilds, not traders, not even healers, I got power to heal. We will never take Star to any healing centre. If we take him… the healer will find out. Hollowback Hatchkin stays on his cover."
Zephyr exhaled. "We'll need to be smarter. Careful. No full power public battles unless absolutely necessary. No letting him breathe full flame."
Fenna reached out and ran fingers gently across Star's warm flank. "We'll protect him. Both of us. He's ours."
Zephyr looked at her, eyes fierce with loyalty. "No one takes him. No matter what."
Muse lumbered closer, sniffed Star, then looked at Zephyr with an expression startlingly maternal—Your baby grew fast.
Zephyr chuckled despite tension. "Fine. Point made."
