The Queen And The Cursed Warlord

e towering trees loomed over Damien as he rode through the winding road, their gnarled branches swaying ge

of it. His mind was elsewhere-

atter how many times he changed his path. No matter how many villages he moved to, how many identities he too

allop was suddenly disrupt

Dark

ntire body

ng gaze was already scanning the dimly lit path ahead. A few meters away, a carriage stood tilted at the side

those words...

ized him. He made sure of that. Every trace of his existence was carefully erased wherever he

as low, cautious

ering, she pointed toward her carriage. "Help me,"

ng unsettling in the way she looked at him. Her voice was c

didn't involve himself in the affairs of others. Tha

e way she had spoken his name

carriage. He examined the wheel, then crouched down to fix it, working

wheel back in place and rose to his

missing teeth. Her eyes, shadowed beneath her hood, gli

atience was running thin.

ropping to a whisper. "Because

omach

" he demanded, his

oftly. "Not what I w

s, but she continued be

this time, be careful. Use it wisely...

to his mind, wrapping around his thoughts

be erased-it was a stain, deep and

ords struck so

incts screaming at him to demand ans

he woman climbed onto her carriage, flicke

isappeared down the road, swallo

l crawled u

ed back to his horse, mount

nother madwoman. May

clung to him, hea

eels into the horse's side and took o

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massive estate, hidden deep within the outskirts of the kingdom, was shrouded in eerie si

inside, a familiar g

our dam

stone pillar near the fireplace. His dark humor and blu

ighed, tugging off his gloves a

r, arms crossed. "News from the pala

n the air like a

ze. His pu

enly...

that lurked within royal courts. Betrayal was as common as the air t

eading his expression. "I take

death to experience soon." His voice was dry, but there wa

here I thought you didn't c

on't be stupid, Cassius. This isn't about caring. T

retched be

g toward the grand staircase. "Wake me up when

ned on his heel a

haustion hit him like a tidal wave. The mome

rever

that, he was s