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Chapter Twenty Six: Stripped Bare

Author: KEJIA3
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-25 14:49:08

Lily's POV

One Month Later

The uniform lay across my cot like a challenge I wasn't certain I could meet.

When I finally stood before the small mirror in the barracks, I barely recognized myself.

I took a breath and stepped out into the corridor.

The moment I emerged into the courtyard, voices erupted around me.

"By the saints! look at what she's wearing!"

"Is that... animal hide? And is that fur?"

A male guard stopped mid-stride, his mouth falling open. "She looks like she crawled out of some d
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