The training yard remained silent long after Kaelara finished speaking. Her words had settled over the courtyard like the aftermath of a storm, leaving everyone trapped in a silence far heavier than the noise that had come before. Nobody seemed to know what to say. The warriors who had mocked her earlier now stood with their heads lowered, while those who had merely watched from the sidelines exchanged uneasy glances, suddenly unable to meet her eyes. Even the servants and guards who had stopped to listen remained rooted to their places, their earlier curiosity replaced by discomfort and something that looked suspiciously like shame. Kaelara stood in the middle of them all, the spear still resting in her hand, her breathing steady despite the weight of everything she had just revealed. For several heartbeats, she said nothing. Then her expression changed. The fierce fire in her eyes softened. It did not disappear, because Kaelara had never been a woman who could easily
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