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Chapter 34 — The Central Leak

Author: Avery Monroe
last update publish date: 2026-08-02 16:26:53

The Noctis scout had carried Greyhaven’s lie less than an hour after Lorelai sealed it. She rode beside Karl toward the western perimeter, the strip of intercepted instructions secured inside an oilskin pouch at her belt.

Three sentinels escorted them through the tree line, keeping enough distance to watch the brush without hearing every word.

“The archive copy never left the records wing,” Lorelai said. “Not openly.”

“The official cour

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