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The Last Clutch of Emberfall

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Wren made up his mind in a heartbeat. He turned off the road and ran uphill, away from the Cinder Tower, toward the wild peaks where no one would follow. If this thing was going to hatch, it would not hatch into a cage.

Halfway up the slope, Wren heard the queen's riders crashing through the brush behind him. He ducked into a crack in the rocks and held the egg still against his chest. The riders thundered past. When the hatchling finally broke free, the mountain was silent and theirs alone.

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