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... deliberate steps, the sound ringing in the heavy silence. Each step sent a shiver through the room, a weight pressing down on everyone present.
Mareilla flinched, kneeling as if the ground beneath her had suddenly turned to ice. Her hands twisted in the fabric of her skirt, knuckles pale.
Papa stopped in front of her. The air grew even tighter.
"Why did you leave the princess’s side?" His voice was quiet, but it cut like a knife through the heavy silence.
Mareilla ...
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