chapter 34
Author: Deenah writes
last update2026-07-05 07:00:44

I dragged my sword across the dry earth, the sharp ring of steel cutting straight through the loud chatter of the midday camp.

Garrick! I roared, my voice echoing off the canvas tents and wooden supply wagons. Get out here right now!

The busy courtyard went completely silent. Soldiers froze with crates in their hands, cooks stopped stirring their pots, and a crowd immediately began to form a wide circle around me. I stood right in the center of the dirt clearing, my chest heaving, sta
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