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Chapter Thirteen: Echoes of Ice and Fire

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The candlelight flickered against the stone walls of the war chamber, but it wasn’t the flame Seraphina focused on.

It was the silence.

A stillness had settled over the kingdom like a breath held too long. Ever since the Cold Warden’s appearance in Braelyn, reports had trickled in—villages turning ghostly, animals migrating away from once-thriving regions, lakes freezing overnight in the middle of spring.

The world was changing again.

But this time, it wasn’t her fire doing the changing.

Seraphina stood at the heart of the table, both palms braced on the edge, eyes scanning the latest missives. Eveline, Lucien, and Dante stood close by.

“The Warden’s magic is spreading,” Eveline said, placing another scroll in front of her. “It’s not physical… not entirely. It’s memory-based. It erases presence. Leaves the world intact, but lifeless.”

Lucien grunted. “It’s like he’s turning time against us.”

Dante stepped closer, his voice low. “We need to act. You sealed the Gate. You survived the fl
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