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CHAPTER FIFTEEN-HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Standing before an army so large it filled the valley below, Daniel clasped his hands behind his back and strolled down the cobblestone path with Rosemary by his side. The stoic soldiers stood stone-faced as the King inspected his troops.
Glancing over his shoulder at his family waiting on the hill behind him, Daniel smiled as the sun parted the clouds and shined down over them. Their faces were still quite fuzzy, but so real that he could almost reach out and touch them.
As the morning light reached
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The faint vibration in Daniel’s fingers and toes moved swiftly through his body until the click-click of horse hooves on the cobblestone path and the Sentry’s alarm reached his ears. “Her Majesty’s approaching.”A flutter in Daniel’s chest wiggled its way up to his throat and no matter how he tried to swallow it down, the nervous rush overwhelmed him. Six long months had passed since he’d taken his kingdom and the castle was finally worthy enough for his family to join him.
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“Riders approaching.” The soles of the Sentry’s leather boots were thick with mud already, and stepping out of his shack to greet the two men climbing down from their horses wasn’t making them any cleaner.He lifted his chin to the man with long, sun-bleached hair and threw out his hand to shake. “It’s been a long time, Your Highness.”With his helmet in his hand, Eason gave his other to the Sentry and shook his head with a smirk. “I just go by Eason these days.” His brown eyes rolled to the man coming to his side as he tipped his head to him. “My friend and I are looking for lodging and work if you have it.”The blue-eyed stranger gave his hand to the Sentry and nodded his head once. “Good to meet you.”With Sigrid’s chubby palm slapping Daniel’s lips as he tried to answer the library guardian, it took a few tries to get the door to open. “Rosema
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