CASPIAN'S POV“Adonis, stop for a second. Something is wrong with you,” I said as I pulled my horse to a halt beside him, my concern sharpening when I noticed his shoulders stiffen. We were already close enough to see Bluerig's outer walls through the trees, yet he had suddenly gone still in the saddle, one hand gripping the reins while his breathing became uneven. I had seen these episodes too many times to mistake this for ordinary exhaustion.“I can keep going, Caspian. We're almost there,” Adonis insisted as he tried to straighten himself, his voice strained despite his effort to sound normal. “I just need a minute, and then we'll get inside.”“You've been saying that since we left the stream,” I replied as I moved closer, watching his face because I knew how quickly his condition could worsen. He opened his mouth to answer, but his body suddenly tensed. His eyes squeezed shut, his grip tightened around the saddle, and I reached for him when he began to lose his balance.“Easy, I
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