Chapter 12 THE WEIGHT THAT FOLLOWS VICTORY

CHAPTER 12 -THE WEIGHT THAT FOLLOWS VICTORY

Silence held the throne room like a hand over the heart.

The Sorcerer-King lay on the fractured floor, breathing shallow, magic drained to a pale echo of itself. The boom and roar of battle had retreated into memory - leaving only wind through broken windows and the slow settling of dust.

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