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Whisper Of A Queen

Author: Fay Manual
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-03 18:27:09

Chapter Forty-Three

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One night after the training.

The lanterns along the stone corridor shone golden circles of light as I walked back to my dorm with no single fear or pressure. Jason had stayed back at the yard, Kael had already vanished as he always did when shadows grew long and I was alone with the sounds of my footsteps.

That was when her voice came in from the half-opened door of her chambers.

“Aria,” she called softly, like a mother calling a child.

I stopped.

There was no reason to fear her, not after she had stood against Harry, not after she had scattered the Obsidian Key. She saved me. Protected me,she showed a little sign of loyalty. But something in me still doesn't trust her completely.

I opened the door fully and stepped in.

She sat at the center of the room with her leg crossed before a low table, a crystal sphere glowing faintly in her hands.

“Close the door,” she said without looking up.

I obeyed. The latch clicked shut, loud in the silence.

She set the sphere
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