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Chapter Seven

Autor: Mide_writes
last update Data de publicação: 2026-08-21 16:57:28

HOUSE OAKHART

The Oakhart grounds were unusually quiet that morning.

The estate had always been filled with the sounds of soldiers training, but today there was only the slow tolling of the funeral bell.

A black coffin rested at the center of the ancestral burial grounds beneath the Oakhart standard. The silver wolf had been embroidered across the dark cloth, and Seraphine's spear rested upon the lid.

Soldiers from the northern army stood around the grave in formal uniform. Many had traveled al
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