I wake up feeling completely refreshed for the first time in years. Not just the kind of refreshed you get from clean sheets or fancy air conditioning. No. This is the kind of refreshed that says, Congratulations, Mina, you survived three years of mosquitoes, mountain winds, and climbing rocks that would make a goat dizzy.I stretch and let out a long sigh. Finally, a morning that doesn’t involve bruises or bug bites, or worse, thinking I might actually be slowly turning into a human pincushion.I push myself off the bed and pad down the stairs, tying my hair into a loose knot. The mansion is buzzing with movement, and I blink. Everyone’s rushing around like someone shouted fire! or, even worse, misplaced one of Zion’s precious contracts.I pause mid-step. Servants do not run. Ever.A maid nearly crashes into me.“Careful,” I mutter, steadying her by the elbow. She avoids my eyes. Suspicious. Very suspicious.I head for the dining hall. Hunger drives me more than curiosity, but the te
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