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THE QUESTION BENEATH THE SMILE

Penulis: whitefaith
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-11-10 00:55:18

Lyra’s POV

The corridor was too long tonight

too quiet too echoing with the kind of silence that waits to bite

My tray was empty, the dishes stacked, a little grease still clinging to the edge. I’d meant to go straight back to the servants’ hall but the shortcut through the west wing felt easier—less eyes less talk.

I’d almost made it to the turn when his voice slid out of the dark

“Late for a servant, aren’t you?”

I froze.

Orlan stepped out from the shadows like he’d been there for hours waiti
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