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The Smugglers of Ember Pass
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Two hours up, a light flicked on across the valley, then another. Lanterns. Someone was following her tracks in the snow, moving fast and in a line. These weren't lost hikers. They knew exactly where she was going.
Vesna doused her lantern and pushed the sled off the trail behind a boulder. The followers passed close, four of them, whispering Doru's name and a price. They weren't his men. They were here to take the crates from her.
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Vesna waited until the four passed, then doubled back down the mountain with the sled, taking the long ice route they'd never expect. By gray dawn she reached the far drop point. Doru's partner counted the crates, all sealed, and paid the rest. She walked away rich, tired, and done with the mountain for good.
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Bram de Vries
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