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... ies cooling on the cold stone floor. The nobles stood frozen, too stunned to act.
Then the grand mage moved.
He raised his staff, golden light swirling around it as he gathered mana. "You were nothing but a mistake," he spat. "A criminal should never have been granted lordship! I'll—"
Shia moved first.
Before the spell could be cast, she was already on him. Her dagger flashed, aimed straight for the old man's heart.
A shimmering barrier flared to life.
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