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018: The Harsh Reality

Author: Oma
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The Harsh Reality

Talia’s POV

I don’t know how long I stood there after the head stopped rolling.

The crowd around me began to disperse quietly the way people move after a public execution when there is nothing left to see and everyone wants to be somewhere elsewhere. I stayed where I was until the courtyard had mostly emptied, then I turned and followed in the direction Valik had gone.

He was moving through the corridor with four of his guards, Monica a step behind him on the left, Cassian on
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