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Chapter 129 – The Hidden Knife
The night pressed heavy on the camp. The fires burned low, casting only thin halos of orange that did little to push back the shadows creeping between the tents. Soldiers whispered in tight clusters, their voices strained, their eyes darting over their shoulders as if expecting the abyss itself to walk among them.Eldrin sat alone at the edge of the command tent, hunched forward, his blade resting across his knees. The steel caught what little light remained, but the reflection was warped, shifting in ways that didn’t belong to mortal metal. He stared into it, his thoughts circling the abyss he had only just escaped. Its whispers lingered, clinging to the corners of his mind like cobwebs.Isolde approached quietly, her cloak drawn tightly against the chill. She stopped just short of him, studying his face. His eyes were harder now, darker, like a man carrying the weight of too many battles.“Eldrin,” she said softly.He didn’t look up. “The men don’t sleep.”“No,” she admitted. “They’
Chapter 128 – Shattered Allegiances
The campfire light flickered across weary faces, but the warmth it gave was not enough to melt the frost of suspicion hanging in the air. Soldiers huddled in uneven clusters, some whispering in tight circles, others glaring across the firelines as though every shadow might be a traitor waiting to strike.Isolde stood at the center, her cloak still torn from the last battle, her hand resting on the pommel of her sword though she had not drawn it. She could feel their eyes on her not with the loyalty that once steadied her heart, but with something colder, sharper. Doubt.Kael was the first to speak, his gravelly voice breaking the tense silence. “The blood price has been paid. Shade escaped, and men we trusted are dead. Someone among us opened the way. I’ll not have this camp torn apart in whispers. We drag the snake into the fire tonight.”Murmurs rippled outward, swelling into anger.A young soldier with a scar across his cheek stepped forward, his voice trembling but loud. “And who
Chapter 127 – Fractures in the Flame
The war council chamber was heavy with smoke and sweat. Torches hissed against the damp stone walls, their light wavering as though even the fire itself sensed the storm brewing among those gathered.Kael’s voice still echoed from the command he had barked moments ago. “Seal the camp. No one leaves, no one enters.” His scarred hand rested on the table, fingers twitching near the hilt of his sword as if he expected an enemy to burst through the door at any second.But the enemy was already in the room.Isolde sat rigid across from him, her dark hair falling loose around her shoulders, her eyes burning with both grief and resolve. The cliffhanger of Shade’s escape still hung over them all like a guillotine—cutting through every bond of trust.Silence gnawed at the edges of the room until one soldier could not bear it.“So it’s true,” Captain Rhen spat, slamming his fist against the table. His voice was raw, trembling more with fury than fear. “The assassin slipped past our guards becaus
Chapter 126 – The Shattered Banner
The night should have been quiet after the Crown’s voice faded, but silence never came. It left only a gnawing unease, a sense that every man and woman in the camp had suddenly become a stranger.The soldiers huddled in small groups, whispering, casting wary glances not only at the abyss but at each other. Trust had cracked, and once a crack begins, it spreads.Kael saw it in their eyes the haunted look of people who no longer knew who was friend or foe. His fist clenched on the hilt of his sword as he barked orders.“Hold formation! No one moves without my word!”His command carried weight, but not enough. One soldier shouted back, his voice raw with fear.“Why should we listen to you, Kael? You didn’t hear what the Crown said? Eldrin’s already gone! We’re following a curse, not a commander!”Murmurs flared into shouts.Isolde stood at the edge of the firelight, her hand resting on her blade but her heart beating far too fast. The whispers of her brother’s betrayal still hung like a
Chapter 125 – The Crown of Shadows
The night bled red.Fires raged across the makeshift encampment, licking at the canvas of torn banners. The sounds of steel on steel echoed through the valley—not the clash of army against enemy, but of brother against brother. Soldiers once bound by oath had turned their blades on one another, their faces contorted by fear, suspicion, and fury.At the heart of it, Isolde stood with her sword drawn, her knuckles white. Blood stained the ground at her feet, not all of it belonging to strangers. A dozen men lay dead, comrades she had once trusted. Their eyes stared up at her with questions that would never be answered.Kael stormed toward her through the chaos, his scarred face a mask of rage.“This is your doing!” he bellowed over the din. “You let doubt fester until it rotted us from the inside! Look around, Lady Isolde—our army tears itself apart while the Riders march free!”Her chest heaved as she met his fury with her own.“I didn’t plant the lies, Kael! I didn’t whisper poison in
Chapter 124 – Shattered Alliances
The fire was dying, but the smoke still lingered. Thick, acrid, choking—like the memory of betrayal itself.The camp was silent except for the hiss of cooling embers and the restless shuffle of boots. No laughter, no strategy, no banter. Only suspicion.Kael stood at the center of the gathering, his sword unsheathed but lowered, its tip dragging faint lines into the dirt. His eyes scanned every face: Dreya with her arms folded tight, Eldrin half-shadowed with his hood drawn low, and the others, restless, muttering, casting side glances that cut deeper than any blade.Someone among them had betrayed them. And everyone knew it.“We can’t just stand here,” Dreya finally broke the silence, her voice sharp. “Shade didn’t escape by chance. Someone let him out.”“Or,” Eldrin’s voice was cold, his words measured, “he was never truly bound. Some of us questioned chaining a creature born of shadows with nothing but steel.”Kael turned his gaze to him, but Eldrin did not flinch.“Enough,” Kael s
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