The stillness in the room was deafening as I stepped deeper into the hidden chamber. The dim light from the moon barely illuminated the dark space, casting shadows that seemed to whisper secrets of their own. My heart pounded in my chest, but my curiosity—raw, desperate—was stronger. The air felt thick, heavy, with the weight of the unknown pressing down on me. I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had just stumbled upon something forbidden. The bookshelf had opened with an unsettling creak, revealing a passage I never knew existed. This was no ordinary room, no simple place to store trinkets and treasures. This was a space meant to be hidden, buried deep within the bowels of the palace—a room that had been kept secret for a reason. And I, for reasons I couldn’t yet explain, felt compelled to explore it. My fingers trembled slightly as they grazed the edge of a door, the cold metal of the handle biting into my palm. I pushed it open with a quiet groan, the air inside feeling colder,
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