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Shadows That Follow

Author: Scarlet heart
last update publish date: 2026-07-30 18:58:14

The sky turned heavy that morning, clouds pressing low over the old royal road, and the air itself seemed to carry more weight than usual.

“The sky seems determined to travel with us,” Rowan said, glancing up at it without much humor behind the words.

I almost smiled. Then I noticed the broken branches just off the road’s edge — snapped recently, not weathered — and horse tracks pressed into the softer ground nearby that didn’t match the rhythm of our own mounts at all. I pointed them out to th
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    I woke slowly, hours after everything that had happened, my body still heavy with exhaustion. For a moment I didn't remember where I was or what had passed. Then I heard one of the babies. A second cry followed close behind it, and the memory of the night before settled over me completely.Both of them were here.The physician checked me first and confirmed I was recovering normally, then examined the twins and confirmed both remained healthy and stable. I asked about them before I asked about anything else, before the palace, before the court, before any of it.Once the attendants brought them closer, I finally had the chance to study them properly, without the urgency of labor pulling at every thought. They already seemed different from each other in small ways. One settled quickly, calm against my arm. The other stirred more, restless even in sleep. I didn't attach any deeper meaning to it. I simply found myself wondering, quietly, what kind of people they would grow into.I imagin

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