The eastern sky was already pale when Lucian jolted upright on his silk-covered couch. Incense burned low beside the carved table, its sweet scent no…

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The first light of dawn slipped over the tiled roofs of the imperial harbor, pale gold brushing the stone embankments where fishing boats rocked soft…

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Morning breathed softly over the imperial city. Stone towers rose in quiet authority, their tiled roofs catching the pale gold of dawn. Red banners hu…

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