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The Poisoned Goblet

Author: ShahiShukla
last update publish date: 2026-07-10 20:42:36

The aftermath of the sparring match left the pavilion dead silent. Elena was carried off to the infirmary, her pride as broken as the tiles beneath her, while the elders stared at Killian with a mixture of fear and profound confusion. A baseline human shouldn’t have been able to move like that.

Caleb, however, was no longer looking at Killian. He was staring at me, his eyes dark with a desperate, frantic calculation.

"A marvelous display of... human mercenary skill," Caleb said, his voice force
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