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CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWO: THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR
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2026-08-14 18:19:02The truth sat in Kaelan’s chest like a live coal.
He stood alone in his study long after Celeste had left, the morning light shifting across the maps and ledgers on his desk without him truly seeing them. Her words replayed in his mind with ruthless clarity. Lyssara. The blood rituals. The murdered healer. The century of war built on a lie. The prophecy that
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