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Preserved for Those Who Come After

Author: Bless Luxor
last update publish date: 2026-10-25 21:02:08

Dominic met Caius at the entrance hall door himself, surprised by the unannounced visit at such an hour, and found the older man's expression carrying none of the grim, guarded weight their earliest encounters had once required. The hall was bathed in the dim silver light of the evening sconces, casting long shadows across the polished wooden floorboards.

"I apologize for arriving without calling first," Caius said, stepping inside as he shook the evening chill from his coat. "I wanted to deliv
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