Red: Claimed by the Keeper in the Tower
I felt the cold, hard truth of my position, the understanding that I was a possession to be protected, not a person to be defended.
I walked up the stairs, my hand trailing along the cool, smooth wood of the banister. I went to the tower room, the highest point in the house, the place where I had spent countless hours looking out at the world beyond my reach. The window was open, the curtains stirring in the breeze. I stood before it, my gaze sweeping over the island, the beaches, the jungles, the walls that had kept me captive. I could see the entire layout, the strategic map I had so carefully constructed in my mind. I could see the watchtowers, the patrol paths, the choke points, the vuln
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