Chapter 43: It Was a Dangerous Gamble

Chapter 43: It Was a Dangerous Gamble

When I finally opened my eyes, the world swam back into focus slowly, piece by blurry piece.

I lay in the familiar grand bed of my private chambers back at the palace, the heavy silk sheets tangled around my battered body and the faint scent of healing herbs hanging thick in the air from salves slathered on my wounds.

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