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Chapter 8: The Ice King

Autor: Blessing
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-04-04 18:37:42

The rusted lockbox sitting on the marble table did not radiate fear. It radiated a desperate, pathetic weakness.

King Silas did not shout in response to Kaelen Thorne’s threat. He didn't need to. The sheer, apocalyptic violence rolling off his massive frame caused the beeswax candles in the War Room to violently extinguish. We were plunged into the eerie, glowing blue light of the magical map table.

Kaelen thought he was playing chess. He thought the severed ear and the collar would break me,
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