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Epilogue
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2026-07-19 12:21:00Zade
The cold woke me.Not the familiar chill that seeped from the stone walls every night, but something far deeper.An emptiness spreading from the center of my chest, as though someone had ripped away a vital piece of my heart.Blinking, I opened my eyes to the dim healing chamber.The fire in the hearth had long since died, leaving only gray ash behind.The hand that had been wrapped around Eira’s wrist now rested against an empty, col
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