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Prologue

Every last one of them was utterly exhausted. Cecily, who had only just woken after being unconscious for an entire day, couldn’t claim to fully grasp the situation, but even in her hazy state, she wasn’t oblivious to how drained everyone was.

To reach this place, they had driven the carriage through the night without rest, desperate to shake off their pursuers. The brutality of the forced march was clear from the state of the carriage. The two horses that had pulled the four-wheeled vehicle lay collapsed, panting heavily, completely spent.

The carriage itself bore the scars of their escape. Its roof had been destroyed by the Infernal Blade Eliza Eva, one of the wheels appeared warped, causing the body to tilt at an angle. Makeshift cloth covered the gaping hole in the roof, but it did little to shield them from the rain. Even after Cecily lost consciousness, the group