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chapter 27

Author: Evie hydes
last update publish date: 2026-07-04 00:48:57

The afternoon sun spilled lazily across the courtyard, warm and golden, pooling over the patch of grass where Silius Graves had finally allowed himself to stop moving. His shoulders ached from the day, his eyelids felt like lead, and the soft hum of distant chatter from other students blurred into a comfortable static.

"Ugh... I'm so tired," he muttered, dragging a hand down his face.

Without another word, he sank onto the grass, letting his body go loose, his head coming to rest against the co
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