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My hands tremble as I walk through the darkness, but I’m not cold. I’m
anxious and a little excited because tonight, I will finally drive my
dagger through Sergeant Graves’s heart.
Faded cobblestones, worn down by the tread of hooves and weary
footsteps, lead the way into Overburn, an encampment outside Central
Arcane’s castle walls. A place whose sole purpose is to house King Travers
Farbow’s army and keep them entertained between shifts. Rumor has it
there isn’t much to the camp, but it’s said to have a tavern where the men
can drink, and there are girls who will satisfy every desire for a few measly
coins, and that is where Graves is supposed to be until sunrise.
I grip the edges of my wool cloak and try to make as little noise as
possible. Any woman worth her weight in salt wouldn’t be caught walking
alone at this time of night. There are too many men in Arcane who don’t
believe in consent. I know firsthand how ruthless some of them can be, but
it isn’t the fear of being attacked or taken advantage of that has me on high
alert.
Hunters could find me.
Men trained to survive in the Arcane Woods. Soldiers who can move as
quietly as a shadow in the night but are as lethal as death himself. All
they’d need to do is glance at my red hair, and I’d be dead. Their actions
wouldn’t need justification. They are the judge and jury to anyone they feel
threatens the Crown.
Meaning me.
All night, I’ve worried about running into a Hunter on the path to
Overburn or one of the king’s soldiers, but my journey has been
surprisingly quiet. From the moment I stepped outside Central Arcane’s
walls, there hasn’t been a single guard on duty to keep King Travers’s
civilians safe.
Even here, at the encampment’s entrance, there isn’t anyone on duty to
ask who I am or what my intentions are at this time of night. The only thing
standing between me and the rows of tents where the king’s army sleeps is a
lichen-covered archway and two torches, whose flames burn blue instead of
red.
My heart races as I get closer to the cobblestone path. The fire that
guards every royal building is rumored to be enchanted, having been stolen
from the Cauldron of Life and spelled to ward off evil.
I might be what the world calls a Cerise, but I am not evil.
At least, I don’t think I am. I mean… sure, I kill people, but only those
who deserve it. Murderers. Rapists. The lowest scum of the Earth. Men who
have no regard for anyone but themselves or are too stupid to realize the
pain they leave in their wake. Most of King Travers’s soldiers fall into that
last category, but only a few make their way onto my list.
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