Five's POVWe left at dusk, as planned.Two vehicles, no banners, no formal escort. Lucien had stripped away everything that announced a king. Theron drove the lead transport with two guards beside him. I rode in the second with Lucien, a third guard named Edric up front, and a fourth, Marek, who hadn't said a word since we cleared the gates.I sat by the window and watched the citadel shrink behind us until its spires were just jagged teeth against the dark.Seven had stood at the east gate to see me off. She hadn't said goodbye. Instead, she had pressed a small cloth bundle into my hands, bread and dried fruit and, tucked underneath, a flask of pre-war amber."For emergencies," she'd said."Seven.""Medicinal," she'd insisted, and walked away before I could laugh.I had caught Theron watching her go. He looked away the moment I noticed. Odd. But I hadn't had the time to unpack it. ***The first hour was road.It was smooth at first, then rougher, the transport rattling over brok
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