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... eeks, my body has burned and shivered, pinned to the bed while whispers filled the house—my father’s servants muttering about fevers that won’t break, the doctor summoned again and again.
I drift in and out, fever-dreaming. But today the haze splits open like a blade cutting through fog.
"—What’s the diagnosis?" My father’s voice. Cold, commanding.
The doctor answers with nervous eagerness. "As you suspected, my lord. He has presented."
I blink awake, heavy lashes ...
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