At the third bell of morning, Prince Caelan and Queen Mira, accompanied by Captain Kenneth and Senator Cassian, descended the subterranean spiral staircase that plunged beneath the deepest wine cellars of the High Citadel. The air grew progressively colder, damp with the ancient humidity of the coastal mountain, smelling of mineral salt, petrified cedar, and the heavy silence of centuries. At the base of the stairs, ninety paces beneath the…
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