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Chapter 215: Clara at Court

Autor: Clare
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-07-20 05:54:17

The King's proposition was simple in concept but staggering in scope.

He wanted to establish a new council—a body of advisors drawn not just from the nobility, but from all walks of life. Scholars, merchants, commoners, mages. People who could offer perspectives that the traditional court lacked.

And he wanted Clara to be part of it.

"The academy has become a symbol," the King explained, leading them through the palace's labyrinthine corridors. "A place where people from different backgrounds c
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