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... he lingering scent of blood and the residue of fear.
Selene's lifeless body had been swiftly removed, her severed head taken as a stark reminder of the Emperor's swift justice.
But the tension remained strong, an undercurrent of unease that even the most seasoned courtiers couldn't quite mask. The message was clear: treason would be met with swift and brutal retribution, and the "Ash Prince" was, perhaps, a little more than the drunken buffoon they had all assumed.
Despit ...
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