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Restoring the Hearth

Author: Shelly Thorne
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The grand doors of the Citadel’s inner strategy hall swung open, their heavy oak frames groaning under the weight of three long days of absolute silence.

Stepping over the threshold beside Gideon, the shift in atmosphere was immediate. The private quiet of our tower chambers where the world had been reduced to soft fur blankets, warm firelight, and the slow, rhythmic beat of our synchronized heartbeats gave way to the sharp, bustling energy of a war council returning to life.

Lord Caelen stood
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