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Chapter 59 The Decree of the Architect

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The power of her tone took Francesca completely by surprise.

The guild leader blinked and stepped back slightly as she observed the fierce, unwavering determination hardening the face of the young woman before her.

Maya slowly drew the heavy silver cavalry saber from beneath her long coat, the polished antique catching the golden Florentine sunlight.

She didn't raise it to strike; she held it flat across her palms, with the etched geometric compass-and-square mark facing the crowd.

"You k
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