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The Poisoned Blade

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-09-08 20:07:32

The morning bells were drowned out by the harsh clatter of steel against steel.

I carried a tray with Kaelith’s morning tea toward the training yard in the lower courtyard. The air was crisp and biting, smelling of damp dirt, sweat, and forged iron.

Servants and guards had gathered along the high rails overlooking the yard. In the center of the ring, two figures moved with lethal speed.

Kaelith and Darian.

Both men had stripped off their formal tunics, wearing only thin dark breeches and leathe
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