Nearly a year had passed since the day a Guardian met a Worren. Nearly a year had passed since a half-tiger became family with Guardians. Time had passed quickly as it is in the habit of doing. The half-tiger grew. Half in the forest of his birth half in the desert of his home. The time went faster and faster until the little half-tiger once again found the next key player in the game to come. The Destiny still clouded, the Future yet unclear, small Rei rolled the dice.

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