Unknown POV; I moved like a shadow through the empty corridors, my steps light but deliberate. I learned, long ago, how to walk unnoticed, how to make my presence as forgettable as dust on stone. Tonight, though, the weight in my chest, the truth, the secret made my pulse race.The council thinks of me as sharp-tongued, bitter, a loyal defender of tradition. They have no idea how much blood already stains my hands.I slip into the room quietly. Duncan waits by the window, silver light pouring over him, sharpening the angles of his face. When he sees me, his lips curve, but there is nothing kind in the expression."You're late," Duncan mutters."I had to be careful," I say, cool, brushing imaginary dust from my sleeve. "Ciro has eyes everywhere now. Especially after Falcon."His smirk deepens at the name; he doesn't need to speak it. We both know what I did that day, the subtle twist of poison on the rogue's blade, the way I manoeuvred the scene so all suspicion landed squarely on the
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