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Raeden looked like a land of fairytales (although, to be fair, all stories of fantasy and magic had come to be true after she met Ivar). It was summer here, but a thin layer of snow covered the ground all the way to Jade City.
She could see it all from above, the magnificent views that changed first when they crossed Eir until they landed at their destination, and for the first time she thought about how frustrating it could be for him to ride on a carriage when he could always do this instead.
People looked in awe when they landed, but few of them seemed to be afraid. Elena couldn’t help but ask why.
“Some people tell stories around here. Their parents must have seen it during the war.”
Here, it didn’t matter if he wasn’t really the brother of the Emperor and the Gr
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