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2025-06-19 08:00:04THE LION’S EDGE
Whispers in the Garden
Ceres stands beneath the silver-leaved myrtle tree, the cool night air brushing her hooded shawl as the marble courtyard gleams under the moonlight. The silence is thick, but tension coils like a serpent beneath it. LADY ILVEN appears, stepping with practiced grace, her presence a calm counterpoint. A lone GUARD lingers near the far wall, his shadow long, eyes sharp.
CERES: (softly, voice barely breathing) “He watches me even in the moonlight. They think I don’t notice.”
LADY ILVEN: (joining silently at her side, voice low but firm) “They are wolves in velvet. Tonight, their teeth are bared for the kill.”
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