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Chapter 43: Letters from the Northern Campaign
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2026-06-05 17:10:16
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The archive chamber remained silent long after Halrem asked her question. Rain whispered against the high stone windows while lantern light flickered across ancient records and shelves filled with the forgotten histories of dead emperors.Draevor did not answer immediately.That alone unsettled her. He was never a man who hesitated. Whether in war councils, political negotiations, or while enduring fever beneath her care, he always spoke with unwavering certainty. Now, however, he stood motionless beside the archive table, his gaze fixed on the old illustration as though deciding which truth would hurt her least.Halrem already knew there would be no comforting answer. “Draevor.”He lowered his eyes to the ancient page before quietly saying, “The Verdant Abyss is older than kingdoms.”The words settled heavily between them.“The northern tribes believed the forest hunted men,” he continued. “Not as a legend, but as reality. Entire villages disappeared without a trace. Hunting parties
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By the time the assembly was dismissed, Silverhall no longer resembled the disciplined heart of an empire. It resembled a jeweled hive someone had struck with a spear.Nobles flooded the corridors in clusters, whispering so violently that whispers became almost indistinguishable from shrieks. Diplo
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