The Imperial Bedchamber was submerged in heavy, suffocating gloom. The tall lancet windows overlooking the city of Sunspire had been covered with thick hangings of black velvet, blocking out the starlight and trapping the stale, sickly air inside. The room smelled of stagnant sulfur water, burning dried sage, and the faint, bitter almond odor of nightshade poison. A single brass oil lamp flickered upon a low bedside table, casting long,…
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