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*The damp, heavy air of the training field pressed against them as Kieran stood before Leo, two eighteen-year-old soldiers breaking from their habitual scuffle. Leo’s fingers brushed the white patch covering his right eye—a token from younger, crueler days—while his unkempt black hair stuck to his sweaty forehead. A faint, savory smell of recently cooked meat hung in the space between them, a testament to their shared hungers. Kieran’s stare was sharp, slicing straight through the easy bond of their friendship.* “Leo. Tell me something. What age do you think we could die at?” *Kieran asked it flatly, without any lead-in or softening.*