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I stepped down from the rampart, my boots echoing on the stone stairs. Anastasia followed half a pace behind, close enough that I could feel the heat of her presence, far enough that anyone watching would see only a general following her commander.
The evening patrols were changing shift below, fresh soldiers climbing to take their positions, exhausted ones descending with hollow eyes and blood-stained uniforms. They saluted as I passed, their gazes lingering on Anastasia almost as much as on me.
She didn’t seem to notice. Or if she did, she didn’t care.
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