CASSANDREThe darkness held me, not as an enemy, no. As a stern stepmother. Every minute, every pain, every thought stifled in isolation… it was a trial, a spur. I emerged from that hole thinner, more broken, but above all more… sharp.When the door creaked, when the guards dragged me outside, I knew immediately. The air had changed. The gazes too.Eyes followed me behind the bars, eager, cautious. Before, I was the princess, fragile, exotic, a distraction. Now, I am a whisper. A bite.In the courtyard, it crystallized. The Scar, the former terror, avoided me. She pressed her bandaged arm against herself, but above all, she refused to meet my gaze. Her accomplices too. They lowered their heads.But others approached. Not to submit, not yet. To test.The first emerged, tall, dry, tattooed up to her neck. Her yellow eyes shone with an almost animal challenge.— So, the princess bites… Do you think that’s enough to rule here?A circle formed. The laughter was nervous, the breat
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