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Chapter 46
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2026-06-04 07:00:00CHAPTER 46: THE COMBAT
The combat space is a council chamber that has not been used for its original purpose in a hundred years.
Stone floor. High ceiling. The kind of room that remembers what it was built for even when the people inside it have forgotten. Territorial representatives fill the gallery above. The council observer is present. Three journalists Fina's team approved. Ronan at the east wall with his arms crossed
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