DAMIENThe air in the throne room was thick with tension as I sat back in my ornate chair, staring at the trembling figure before me. The spy I had sent weeks ago, tasked with finding any trace of Gwendolyn, knelt at the foot of my dais, sweat gleaming on his forehead. He had finally returned, his presence stirring a dark curiosity in me. The reports of Gwendolyn’s death had never settled well in my mind. Something about it felt incomplete, as though a vital piece of the puzzle had been deliberately hidden.“What have you discovered?” I demanded, my voice low but cold enough to send a shiver down the room.The spy hesitated, his gaze darting toward the marble floor. “Your Majesty,” he began, his voice shaky, “I found Gwendolyn’s body, or what remains of it, but the situation is… peculiar.”“Peculiar?” I leaned forward, my grip tightening on the armrest of my throne. “Explain.”He swallowed hard, his Adam’s apple bobbing nervously. “The body… it is her, my lord, but there are whispers.
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