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The Weight of Secrets (chapter 44)

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The council chamber felt unusually cold, even with the fire still crackling in the hearth. In the center stood Kaidën, the flickering torchlight etching sharp shadows across his face as he faced Lord Renji.

Akira’s father looked at him with that calculating calm that had often thrown men twice Kaidën’s age off balance. His white robes swept across the marble floor, and his hands were clasped behind him. The only hint of his unease was in his dark eyes, wary and reluctant to hold Kaidën's gaze for too long.

“You knew,” Kaidën said, his tone flat. He kept his voice steady, but the underlying weight made the attendants at the edges of the chamber shift uncomfortably. “From the start, you knew the seal was tainted.”

Lord Renji smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “I was aware it was unstable. There’s a difference.”

“Unstable?” Kaidën stepped closer, the sound of his boots echoing off the stone. “We’re not talking about a cracked wall here—this is your daughter’s mind we’re discussin
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