The ancient subterranean drainage flume beneath the Fortress of Iron and Ash had been sealed with two-inch iron grates during the Lupine Wars forty years ago, forgotten by all save the oldest palace archives. Carved through the volcanic bedrock beneath the fortress's northern precipices, the damp, freezing conduit carried the overflow of the nursery hot springs directly into the deep, snow-choked ravine behind the mountain. In the shadows of the…
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