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Chapter 39: The Authority of a King
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2026-11-09 08:15:00*Day 15 of 100*
RhaegarGreaves's reply arrives with the breakfast tray.I don't touch the tray. I break the black wax seal with my thumb and read standing up, the way I read everything I expect to dislike.*Your Majesty,With the deepest respect for the Crown, I must regretfully decline to release the original records of the Silvercrest council in the matter of Elysia Belrose. These documents concern the internal governance of this pack, and I am bound by our own customs
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