BRIGIDNicasa froze.I turned to the sight of Kronos, half-veiled by the shadows. He didn’t stand alone; several Elders stood at his side, along with Emilia. The queen looked frozen in place, her face turned to icy stone. I’d never seen her like that. For as long as I knew Emilia, she had always acted with so much…poise.A moment later, a squad of guards poured in behind them, shields in hands. Their gear was silver-plated, reinforced for royal defense. They formed a like across the corridor, like a wall snapping into place.Then Kronos stepped forward.For a beat, I didn’t see the man who had grown so distant and dull, slowed by poison disguised as an aging mind. I saw the Kronos I once knew—a stalwart leader, full of resolve and crafted from steel. A man whose mind was always three steps ahead of everyone else.He spoke with a familiar, calm clarity that made something twist deep inside of me.“Put it down, Nicasa. It’s over.”I stared at Kronos in shock. The haze, the weariness, th
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