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Chapter Eleven: Echoes of the Mundane and the Mission

The first thing Freya noticed was the smell.

Warm, buttery, faintly spiced—like cinnamon had found its way into the morning air. She stirred slowly beneath her blankets, the weekend luxury of sleeping in softening the edges of consciousness. Her phone buzzed weakly on the nightstand, its alarm long...