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Chapter 123_The Recording That Lied

Author: Gabby
last update publish date: 2026-11-03 15:09:11

Neris's POV

"There's no sea in it."

I say it into the silence after the recording ends, and every head in Whitlock's study turns toward me.

Captain Brask's grip tightens on the silver device. "What?"

"The sea. The harbor wind. When we first sat in her hall, the waves hit the wall so hard the windows rattled." My voice sounds thin to my own ears. "Her chambers sit directly above that wall. If she recorded this in the middle of the night, we should hear surf under every word."

"She had the shutte
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