Tanya woke up to the rich, savory smell of fresh breakfast. Not the sharp tang of copper and blood, not the bitter odor of burn salves, and not the thick smoke of siege fires. Just real, honest food cooking nearby. She lay still on the soft bed for a long moment, her silver eyes blinking against the warm morning sunlight streaming through the arched window. For the first time in as long as she could remember, her chest didn't feel tight with panic, and her mind wasn't racing to calculate troop counts or wall defenses.Downstairs in the main palace dining hall, the kitchen had fully reopened for the first time in months. Zara had come up early from her restaurant, bringing baskets of warm, baked bread, sweet butter, and roasted meats to help cook a proper meal for the royal household. The long wooden table, usually covered in war maps and stained with ink, was wiped clean and set with real plates. It was a simple, ordinary scene, but after everything they had been through, i
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