A Flame in the Shadow
Ember
They dress me like a weapon. Layer by layer, they sheath me in black silk and obsidian-threaded velvet, the fabric heavy with enchantment. The bodice tightens around my ribs, forcing my posture straight, regal, unyielding. Gold filigree coils over my shoulders and down my arms, etched with sigils older than the city itself. Power hums in them, responding to me, recognizing something it has been waiting for.
Sariyah watches from behind, her reflection framed in the mirror over my shoulder. “You wear it well,” she says. “The city already feels your presence.”
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