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Chapter 257 — A Limited Command
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2026-09-18 03:10:26Caelan reached Whitecliff's east gate as the first cart struck the closed bars from the inside.
Civilians crowded the east gate with children and wounded between them while vampire fire struck the outer wall. Caelan saw at once that opening the main bars would expose everyone pressed behind them. A smaller service door offered less room and less danger. He pointed to it and let the gate captain decide whether to use it.
“Open the passage,” Caelan said.
The gat
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