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181 - Nothing Too Tragic

Author: Sakiah Zee
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-06 08:11:59

ARAH

Drusden looked almost the same as he did in the present—just younger. His brown hair was longer, and his face was more open, easier to read. There was no trace of his usual smugness. Instead, he was serious. Dutiful. His tone lacked the usual edge of playfulness she had grown so used to.

How could he be the same Drusden, yet different at the same time? Maybe witch power really could change people after all.

She followed Drusden through the streets until he stopped in front of a small house. Sympathy softened his features as he spoke to the victim’s wife. Inside, four children sat around a table—faces thin, clothes worn—with nothing but bowls of plain porridge in front of them.

Arah felt a tug in her chest. It was obvious they weren’t eating enough. And now, with their provider gone, how would they survive?

“I am deeply sorry,” Drusden said.

The woman broke down, shoulders trembling as she wept.

Drusden’s gaze flickered to the children, their wide eyes full of questions they were
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