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Chapter 129

Author: Annabell
last update publish date: 2026-05-18 14:39:34

Lyra's POV

Six weeks after the Severance operation Veyran was formally convicted by a full council tribunal.

Margret called to tell me when it happened and her voice was entirely steady and professional and when I thanked her for everything she had done she was quiet for a moment and then said, "Thank you for bringing it to me. I know that was not a simple choice."

"It was the right choice," I said.

"Yes," she said. "They usually are, the difficult ones."

We talked for a few more minutes and wh
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