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CHAPTER 36

Author: Shile
last update publish date: 2023-12-05 23:04:08

He turned to survey the many people seated at the tables in the hall. “Let us eat,” he announced.

The servants lining the wall burst into activity, filling goblets with wine and setting out the trenchers of food. The aroma was tantalizing and the tables overflowing with bounty.

“Eat,” Edward whispered to Mary. “You must keep your strength up.”

Edward and Duncan’s presence at the same table made the tension so thick that the rest of the noblemen seated around them remained silent. Archibald suff
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