Tides of Passion: The Pirate's Curse
Only Remus remained steady, his face an unreadable map of old wisdom and new pain.
The scroll seemed to sense their disarray, the runes shifting to obscure the final answers. Gabriel traced another sequence, the text becoming momentarily stable, a heartbeat of clarity before dissolving again. "When royal blood meets cursed fate, beneath the crimson moon's embrace," he repeated, each word weighing heavier than the last. "The chains that bind shall be undone."
Amelia's eyes were wide with horror and determination. "So that's it, then? That's how the curse is broken?" The room's silence was answer enough, the lingering glow a taunting reminder of what they might lose.
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