
Doctor Lee corked the precious ink and asked where you and Ned had spent the morning. The rough plank house held little that had not been built or repaired by its occupants. You step into this one-chapter preview with Ned Bourne at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. The two men exchanged a look as the valley's next gamble waited to be named. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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