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My curiosity piqued, I furrowed my brows. "Explain what things?"

Without uttering a word, Liam stood up, extending his hand toward me. I accepted the gesture, and together, we walked to the balcony of my room.

The balcony offered a panoramic view of the sprawling kingdom beneath us. Moonlight bathed the landscape in a silvery glow, creating an ethereal atmosphere. The castle, perched on a hill, stood as a majestic sentinel overlooking the fertile valleys and meadows that stretched out in the moonlit night.

The kingdom, even at this late hour, seemed alive with the twinkling lights of homes scattered across the land. Beyond the immediate vicinity of the castle, dense forests hugged the hills, their dark outlines softened by the moon's luminance.

In the distance, a river meandered through the valleys, its surface reflecting the shimmering light of the moon.

The quietude of the night was occasionally interrupted by the distant sounds of nocturnal creatures and the gentle rustling of lea