Chapter 51

~Oswald's POV~ "Keep reading," Jenna urged, her voice gone hoarse, one hand braced flat on the table as though the floor had shifted under her.I turned the page toward the candle and read on, and the room held its breath around me.I write this before she comes. Understand that first, or none of the rest will serve you. She has not yet walked through your gates. She will not for some months yet, and when she does she will come alone on foot, refusing any escort your men offer her at the road.She will ask for shelter. Then she will ask for a name. Give her the first and lie about the second.Redmayne made a sound somewhere behind me, low and wounded.She will ask for the eastern tower. She will ask for it by name, before any soul in your hall has spoken of it, and the asking will feel to you like a small strange thing, easily granted.Do not grant it.My hands had begun to shak

Last Updated : 2026-10-18

Chapter 52

~Nyla~ "He's split the trail!" Jenna shouted back over the hooves, hauling her mare around at the fork. "Two sets of prints, and one of them's a decoy!"I dragged on the reins, my horse stamping and blowing under me, and Oswald pulled up beside me so close our stirrups clashed."Which one?" he barked, his eyes raking the dark ground."The deep one." Jenna slid down and pressed her palm flat into the mud, her jaw tight. "The rider carrying real weight. The other set lifts at every stride.""Then we take the deep one." Oswald wheeled his horse northeast, the words rough in his throat. "Redmayne holds the walls. We don't stop."Redmayne had stayed behind at the gate with a sealed order crushed in his fist and his face gone grey as ash. Burn the ledger page if anyone but Oswald asks for it. He'd nodded twice, his hands shaking, and we'd been gone before he finished bowing.We rode another hour before the horses

Last Updated : 2026-10-20

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