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CHAPTER 20: GRETA

Author: zuhwrites
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-23 04:41:34

The early morning sun filtered through the trees as a group of Greta’s royal soldiers appeared on the road ahead. Their silver armor gleamed in the light, and their banners bore the sigil of Greta a black stag under a silver moon.

Xavier slowed his horse as they approached. The captain of the Greta escort, a tall man with stern gray eyes, raised his hand in greeting.

“Prince Xavier, Princess Tara, Princess Sienna,” the captain said respectfully, bowing his head. “King Asher sends his regards. We are here to escort you safely to the royal city.”

“Thank you,” Xavier responded curtly, ever cautious.

Xavier mounted on his horse and along with the Greta's convoy they rode beside the carriage. The convoy continued, now guarded front and back by Greta’s soldiers. As they crested a hill, the royal city of Greta came into view grand stone walls, elegant spires rising into the sky, and a bustling city within. The sunlight glinted off the rooftops, and the flags atop the palace towers rippled i
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