NoahI was halfway to the ritual chamber when I heard the shouting.It came from the war room, urgent and panicked. I recognized Adrian's guards, their voices sharp with fear. My heart seized in my chest.I turned and ran.The war room doors were open. Guards crowded the entrance, their faces pale. I pushed through them, my body aching with the movement.Adrian was on the floor.His body was sprawled across the cold stone, his face grey, his breathing shallow. His eyes were closed, his lips blue. He looked dead."Adrian!" I dropped to my knees beside him. "Adrian, wake up!"He didn't move.I pressed my hand against his chest. His heart was beating, but it was weak, irregular. Like it was struggling to keep going."What happened?" I demanded.One of the guards stepped forward, his voice shaking. "He collapsed. He was talking, and then he just... fell."I looked at Adrian's pale face, at the dark circles under his eyes. The curse was killing him. It was eating him alive, and I had waste
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