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A year later, the palace assigned to Seraphina was no longer quiet as Amara remembered.
It was quiet with interruptions.
A baby’s short cry from the nursery. The hurried steps of attendants who had learned that His Imperial Majesty could face rebellions without blinking but looked personally betrayed every time his son hiccupped. The low murmur of physicians, wet nurses, tutors, guards, and Seraphina’s household adjusting around the existence of a child whose birth had changed the palace without making it louder in the old Pais way.
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