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Twenty-Four

I woke before dawn, shivering from the cold My blankets were still wrapped around me, but the furnace that was Nyfain was absent

I frowned, glancing at the so to a bruised purple He definitely should’ve been back from his rounds by now

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I threw back the covers and lit a candle, intending to go to my wardrobe and dress, but before I ht knock sounded at the door I paused, listening

“It’s just me, milady,” Leala said in a somber voice, not usual for her

With shaking hands, I turned over the lock and pulled open the door She held hangers in both hands, additional clothes for ht orry

“Good et out of the way and let her in as normal

“What’s happened? What’s going on?”

She set the clothes on the bed and pulled open the wardrobe before starting to rearrange everything

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