The Midwinter Solstice was the most sacred holiday on the northern calendar, marking the triumphant turning of the year when the longest night finally surrendered to the returning sun. For three centuries, the tradition of the Frostborn required the Luna of the realm to perform the *Lighting of the First Flame*—an ancient ceremony where the queen kindled the great hearth in the Citadel's lower court using a spark struck from…
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