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Chapter 76: The Great Hall
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What The Alpha Lost Chapter 76: The Great Hall
(Amara's POV)We'd nearly cleared the passage's final stretch when a loose stone shifted beneath my foot, the sound echoing louder than either of us anticipated in the enclosed space.Silence fell above us, sudden and absolute."Someone's down there," a voice said, carrying clearly through whatever architectural quirk had let us hear the council meeting so distinctly. "Check the servants' passage.""Run," Valerie breathed, already pulling me forward. "Now."We sprinted through the remaining passage, abandoning all pretense of stealth, footsteps pounding against old stone as voices and heavier footfalls began echoing behind us with alarming speed."There's an exit ahead," Valerie gasped, breathless with exertion. "Through the old pantry, into the great hall's side corridor. It's risky, but it's faster than retracing our steps.""Through the hall itself? With the entire council potentially still gathered there?""We don't have another choice."We burst through a hidden door into a dimly
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(Amara's POV)The servants' passage ran narrow and cramped, barely wide enough for us to move single file, the air thick with dust and disuse that suggested genuine decades since regular traffic."How much further?" I whispered, my voice barely audible even in the enclosed space."Not far. The passage runs directly beneath the great hall before continuing toward the outer wall." Valerie paused, listening carefully to something I couldn't yet detect. "We need to move slowly from here. Voices carry strangely in these old passages sometimes clearer than you'd expect."We continued forward, careful and deliberate, until I began catching fragments of conversation filtering down from somewhere above us Sera's voice, unmistakable even muffled through old stone and wood."Wait," I whispered, catching Valerie's arm. "I want to hear this.""Amara, we don't have time""This might be exactly the information Damon needs. Please."Valerie hesitated, clearly torn between caution and recognizing the
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