Chapter 60: When All is Divided, What Remains?

Chapter 60: When All is Divided, What Remains?

Inside the war tent, tension lingered, thick and heavy, mingling with the scent of burning oil from the dimly lit lanterns.

At the center of the room, a map of the northern territories lay spread across a dark wooden table, its edges weighed down by daggers, small stones, and empty mugs. Aric stood over it, his eyes tracing the lines of the settlements he had marked, his mask casting a cold shadow across his face.

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