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Poison In The Wells
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2026-10-25 19:03:00LILY
The pitcher in my room was empty.
I turned it upside down over my cup. One drop fell. Then nothing.
My tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth. The fever from the night before had left me parched, and I had finished the last of the water before dawn.
The pitcher in the hall was empty too.
Double patrols had been drawing water since sunrise. Kael had ordered the extra watches after banning the east grain, and letters from Rodrick’s remaining allies ha
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