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... enough to taste. The rough-hewn campaign furniture had been rearranged for a formal dinner, the air heavy with the scent of roasting lamb, spiced wine, and the pungent smoke from a dozen torches that cast long, dancing shadows on the canvas walls. It was a lion's den, and Alex, having ended his fast only hours earlier, was walking right into the middle of it. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
His stomach, shrunken and aching from three days of water, felt like a tight knot of dread. Minutes ...
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