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Snakes In The Palace

Author: Ady Daniels
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-25 16:20:21

I can’t sleep tonight. My mind keeps going back to that strange note that slipped from my robe as I left the court hall.

Who put it there? Was it one of the councilmen? Or someone from outside the court? Did they mean it as a warning or was it pity?

I toss and turn, the questions chasing me like shadows. Finally, I sit up, pull the note from my bedside table, and stare at the handwriting. The letters look sharp but deliberate, like someone wanted to hide their true self but still be heard.

I whisper to myself, “Who are you? And why me?”

No answers come. Just the silence of my room pressing in on me. With a tired sigh, I fold the note again, set it down, and lie back in bed. Sleep doesn’t come easy.

By morning, Lina arrives with my breakfast, her warm smile trying to cut through the heaviness in the air. I can’t hold it in any longer.

“Lina,” I say softly, “someone slipped me a note yesterday. It fell from my robe when I left the court hall.”

She narrows her eyes. “A note? What did it
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    walk back to my chamber slowly, the echo of my footsteps chasing me down the empty corridor. My cheeks are still damp, but I don’t bother wiping them. Let them see me as the grieving daughter, the broken sister. That image will serve me well.When the heavy door closes behind me, I finally exhale. My shoulders sag, not from sorrow but from the weight of the performance. I press a hand to my chest, half trembling, half laughing under my breath. I did it.Father bought every word. Gregory… his face was priceless. Shock frozen into silence. That silence will keep him loyal, at least for now. He’ll guard me, not question me.I slip out of my gown and sit on the edge of my bed, staring at the fire. A true Halrion princess — that’s what I promised. Father thinks it means remorse. He thinks it means I will be his dutiful daughter. But I know better.It means strength. Ruthlessness and victory.And tonight, I proved I can weep like the guilty… while plotting like the innocent never could.As

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