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A few Bites

Author: Emarc
last update publish date: 2026-11-10 19:58:28

FREYA'S POV

The food arrives with the first real light.

The three locks clunk open one after another. A guard in a grey Royal Army uniform sets a wooden tray on the stone floor between us and leaves without a glance. Two bowls of stew, a heel of dark bread, a pitcher of water. Steam curls off the bowls, and my stomach clenches so hard it hurts.

"Don't," Livana says.

"I haven't moved."

"You were about to." Her voice is a dry rasp. She lies curled on her side, bound hands tucked under her chin,
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