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CHAPTER 156

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last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-08-23 21:54:15

EZRA

The lower aqueduct tunnels beneath the keep were dark, freezing, and slick with ancient ice.

Down here, far below the warm timber halls and the roaring hearths of the high solar, the mountain’s subterranean spring ran through a massive, arched granite conduit. The air smelled of wet limestone, cold copper, and the sharp, piney scent of winter wolf pelts.

I walked along the narrow stone ledge running beside the rushing water, holding an iron oil lantern high to cut through the shadows. The
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