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Chapter 12 - The Prize

Duo dirt-deep on beast-blasts.

Both clocked the real tea.

Southwest wilds? Beast-overlord tank: dragon queen Twilight Queen. Fresh scar: solo spawn smoked.

Culprit? [Royal Arcane Guild] boss's fave.

Bummer base: dame beef. Guild golden-boy and dragon crown-prince? Same human crush. Rage-blackout: boy rigs trap, pins peasant-carve on prince—Sacred Boundary Pact smash—and wham, curb-stomp exec.

Sacred Boundary Pact? Dusty truce, endless meat-fang wars cold-call ender.

By-book: fifty-mile no-go bubble 'round burg, village, or road-vein? Beast-bar. Cross? Hack-free-for-all, hurt or zilch. Flip: human wilds-plunge buffer-beyond? Own-peril crapshoot.

Out-buffer? Wild Abyss—fang free-for-all.

In-buffer? Kingdom Realms—human hustle.

Fence-basics: elbow-room, bite-back live. Perks? Pass-slips for swaps, spawning gigs like Fisk's kill-trade.

Beast Alchemist? Fang-fluency pro, brew bash-balm shots.

Dragon heir? Permit-pop realm-roam cake. Boy? Fake-pin yank, shield-strip.

Mom-melt? Volcano. Queen demand: Guild fork killer.

Guild head? No drone. King's Earth Mother badge—Demi-god freak, legend-rung world-scarce.

Demi cough fave for dragon-maul? Face-rip her and crew.

Guild all-in: prince Pact-bust legit.

Peon-gulp fine; beast-boss? Snort-fuel. Queen swarm-unleash: arm-twist raw.

Bounty-blast: ten knight-noggins swap one Awakening Essence vial.

Awakening Essence? Street-swill no. King-heist sip. Elite Beast Alchemist brew-lock—Fisk tiers-shy. Play? Dumb-beast brain-bump, cult-climb kick.

Fang-folks? Litter-luck no-guar? Drool-dream priceless.

Ten domes, one vial.

Hope-dome? Coin-craze now. Crown-Guild gag-grind. Spill? Fang-lure solo?

Sides leash-light: Queen poke-prod, no civ-cull. Guild fault-fall? Defense-dug.

Fisk-Darian? No-slice pie. "M'lord," Fisk probe-soft, "escort-dip no?"

Lucius gut-rumble. "Nah, masters. Glow-loan. Your shine? Kid-freak ease."

"Leak-lock?" Darian dig.

"Noble whelps, not gutter-grub," Lucius wry-lip. "Hide-bust. Shire muzzle? Fool's gold."

Darian sync-nod.

Fisk crease. "Bazaar fresh-drag, m'lord. Brace-drop."

"Hit," Lucius grave-pin.

"Shadow Cliff bounty-fresh," Fisk unload. "Three Flame Crickets bounty."

Shadow Cliff? Black-biz enigma-king, rule-steel order-hold. Bounty-blitz rare-snag, bazaar-dog open-bid. Payoff? No flash—Cliff chip: sane-wish bazaar-boxed.

"Flame Crickets?" Lucius noggin-rub.

Fisk unpack: "Lava-hop mini-crickets, melt-gut homes. Unicorn-rare. Tome-trawl: last-haunt hit." Beat-build. "Lord Gov, haunt-hint?"

Lucius grin. "Fisk, desk-jockey overload. Vibe says shire-touch?"

"Nix—flank," Fisk tweak. "Ancient Tomb Wastes edge."

Room-frost bite.

Ancient Tomb Wastes? Shire-close dust-hell sprawl. Lore: Celestial-butler giant-boneyard mega.

"Lava-lurkers..." Darian muse-hush. "Wastes post-pop, Celestial-chase dig-mad. Tunnel-swiss whole. Cricket-cave prime."

Lucius cord-tug. Kingdom-wall-map un-spool. Trio swarm.

Lucius grey-blob stab. "Three vein-cross. This," finger-snake SW-NE, "shire-cap bullet-line."

Nail-head.

"M'lord," Darian grim-whis, "bazaar head-hunters hopeful-eye too?"

"Threat live," Lucius deadpan.

Fisk sigh. "Freak-spot why. Hopefuls launch. Hunters Wastes-clash. Queen vial-hook? Noggin-side-grab likely. M'lord, kid-shield? Side-road must."

Lord Lucius Gale meat-finger map-jab. "Wastes west or south loop? Moon-half slap-on easy—haul bloat max."

Darian-Fisk loaded-swap. More yap zip. Guild ego straight-pull? Straight it rolls.

Pride-blind, bone-rush pick. Their brand.

"Guild beef boost?" Darian toss.

Lucius noggin-no. "Beast-bite no-shire-lock now. Guild wire-thin, hopeful-guard kingdom-span. Why our turf VIP? We their soft-spot?"

Fisk brow-knot. "Kid-lives dice-roll."

"Spot-on," Lucius mask-drop. "Handful hopeful husks? Blip-bury. Guild Queen-spat fault? No hammer-smash. Deadlock dig. Bet Queen-ramp bait, excuse-unleash."

Duo instant-sync.

"Sides kid-chess," Darian sad-nod. "Your play, m'lord? Can't bench."

"Hands tied," Lucius clap. "Shire hopefuls blood-bath? My scalp. Guild blame no-public. Solo-escort beef-up grind.

Coach-tank mod, army-fifty Legend Archers convoy-crash."

"Guild hundred grey too," Darian ping. "That pack? Chew-risk low."

"'Less beast-boss dive," Fisk grim-tag.

"Boss risk Guild heat for snack?" Darian poke.

"Essence talk," Fisk bite. "Which lord stocked?"

Fang-squads? Litter-bomb breeders. Essence crave? Abyss. Darian hush. Fisk brew-boss—edge-hold.

Lucius sigh-back-clasp. "Guild Queen-kink pre-launch pray."

Tick: servant dash. "M'lord, academy coach hot."

Lucius vibe-snap sun, duo-warm yank-tag.

Res-out: parade-pow. Plate-thugs, stud-steeds, vanguard-street-sweep, gawk-shop-shove. Brass on the prowl.

Joy Arrival Inn deck-duo window-rush, street-snoop.

Tank-nose thick-beard dude. Plain-rig grace-slim gal natural-shine.

Black Cloud Roar, White Orchid—SW bad-fame: Black-White Fiends, beast-cult nightmare-duo.

Process roll-watch, under-zip, street-clam norm.

White Orchid pane-snap. "Lucius parade-pump where?"

"Academy," Black Cloud table-flop. "Hopeful peep."

White Orchid seat-sync. "Route nail?"

Noggin-drag. "Contact blank. Lock-tite. Gut: Wastes speed-blitz."

"Gut?" Anx-snap. "Pull? Mega-tail? Pre-lay trap. Route-no? How?"

"Lucius-Guild sly," Pat-soothe. "Short-fuse no-crack. Read rock. Lucius fifty Legend yank—three Mage..."

"Fifty Legends?" White Orchid gasp-slice. "Team-fire? Army-brake! Lucius that drop?"

Legend badge? Grind-earn. Knight-cult min bow-yank. Base? Tri-arrow tri-mark, breath-tri volley, hundred bullseye.

Fifty sync? Five-hundo death-blitz wink. Army-cease no-cap. Mage? Freak: three-hundo kill—dot-blind.

Crown chain-hard, army-feed coin-vamp.

"Contact why right," Black Cloud unspool. "Beef that? Wastes straight strut."

White Orchid slump-chair, doom-mug. "Fifty... Approach zilch. Kid-window shut?"

"Wife chill," Comfort-try. "Pack that fat? Crawl molasses. Cap moons. Play-time. Shire miss? Other snag."

Eyes-rage flash. "Guild forever-drag? Queen vial-pull tick! Strike-now, pre-fix!"

Climb-voice. Lip-finger shush. "Wall-whispers!"

Drop-tone, tear-bud. "Buy steep-no. Force zip. Why dead-link? My grind? Take. Kid-tomorrow rob..."

Mute-jaw grind. Bitter-long, fist-slab rise.

"Call right. Wastes hit. Buds there... Come, wife. Self-hunt."

Wenhall, Gov-roll? Low-splash. Gate-no pomp, grim-sentry solo.

Academy? Army-Guild co-clamp.

Lucius nix suit line-greet scheme. Peril-days? Form-frill risk-dump.

Dismount, Lucius-Darian-Fisk mini-crew yard-in. Inside? Hopeful Dawn-Dusk gate-herd.

Front-nat: county-six-top, Prime Morrow lead.

Buzz-nerve, robe-fuss impress-chase. Fail-wave? Shire-slot hinge this mug mercy.

Elias crowd-dissolve back. Gov-glare? Skip. Gig? Off-book lone.

Side-snap: Willem micro-pep grin.

Squire-no, steel-temp yank.

Crowd-ripple. Elias toe-sync, Lucius flank-D-S roll-spot.

Quick-gawk, settle-anon: hopeful-sea blend.

Academy-runs greet-rush Gov, respect-lead speech-deck.

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