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CHAPTER 87

Penulis: CagalieYula
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-16 23:31:05

The seasons turned in a slow, steady wheel at the Warden's Keep. The summer heat gave way to the crisp gold of autumn, which surrendered to a deep, silent blanket of winter snow. My life found its rhythm in the simplicity of duty and the quiet ache of waiting. The charcoal drawing of "MamaS" was pinned above my desk, its wobbly lines a daily reminder that love, like a stubborn mountain flower, could find a way to grow in the harshest of cracks.

Then, a week after the spring thaw, a different kind of messenger arrived. Not a clan runner, but a grim-faced scout from the Citadel, his horse lathered from a hard ride.

"My lady," he gasped, dismounting in the Keep's small courtyard. "A rider from the south. From the Stone Reach territories. He brings a demand."

A cold knot tightened in my stomach. "A demand?"

"He claims rights to the Serpent's Tail Valley. Says it's been a disputed borderland for generations and that with Cresendo's leadership in... in question," he stumbled over the words,
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