The pain wasn’t physical; it was a torrential, engulfing deluge of sensation.My head felt like a hollow bell, being hammered again and again by an iron mallet. The marble floor of the repository spun beneath me, but the marble under my palms offered no support against the monstrous wave that was crashing through my head.I was drowning in things that weren’t mine.In the basin, two miles away, a young Valemont sentry was clutching his spear, afraid he might never see his infant daughter because he was about to be killed in the upcoming battle. Near him, an older warrior was harboring a bitter hatred towards the northerners who killed his brother ten winters ago. Along the ridge, three royal scouts were shivering, terrified of being ambushed, their fear tightening in their chests and tasting of sour bile in my throat.Every single worry, every resentment, every lustful thought, grief, or homesickness of all the living warriors stationed on the Ashen Peaks flooded my open channels unfi
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