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~~LYRIC VAELGOR~~
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It was way past midnight, and the city outside my window was still alive.
Apparently, just like Prince Calix, the citizens of Noctis Vhaelor didn’t sleep at night. Why would they? Bloodsucking predators made better hunters at night.
I hadn't even been here for up to a day, and this was my second bath. At least they fed me. Real food too. I’d wondered if I had to feed on blood with them.
I sank deeper into the water, scrubbing off dried blood that had gotten stuck somewhere around my ribs.
Prince Calix's pets—no, his puppets—were hovering around me as I bathed. Lyta sat cross-legged on a velvet cushion near the wall. Tundra paced back and forth. Snaky leaned against the wall with her arms crossed and her expression set in that signature dead-eyed scowl.
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