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earranging my room for what felt like the hundredth time

ion over took me and I fell asleep, only

ra–my per

l be ready in thirty

g of the night air crept over me, matching the icy reality of the day. Before I could

it's th

ed in the main hall. Th

This wasn't just a family matter anymore; it ha

and made my way

community leaders and the royal family as the

liers castwd uneasy shadows on the walls. Father had called this meeting

ze, but I could feel the anger radiating off her, and of course I shared in

s deep, authoritative voice echoing through the walls of the

ingdom, my Household to be precise. And of course, refusing him is not an option. One

spread through the hall, but fath

tly. But it is the one we must mak

in. My fists clenched under the table

can't just send one of us away like this!!",

ped, his tone sharp. "This isn'

s anyone have to go at all?", I argued

be far worse than the sacrifice of one life. Do you think I w

rgue further, but his

y sister. "You will be the one to

he room. I heard a gasp-min

but none dared to oppose father openly, not u

creamed, leapi

," she declared, standing from her seat. "I re

a bold challenge to the uns

, his voice echoing through the ha

ity leaders, a stout man with a graying beard,

you're above the rest of us? Many daughters have been sent before you, and n

he pointed a firm finger at the

like a whip. "You have no right to speak to me like that! You may have been

d man's face reddened with indignation, but

at, his face a mask of fury. In a swift motion, he crossed th

n shock. Loveth stumbled back, clutching her

ried, leaping

hielding her from further harm. My heart pounded in my ches

trembling with both rage and fear. "How dare

uld respond, Loveth pushed past me, her

n her face, but sh

lilah? Why am I the

aid, his voice cold. "She has a suitor, and this

yet! She can still go!"

I stood frozen, the weight of Lovet

re room, stating, "Enough! This discussion is absolu

at, her voice breaki

I saw all of the venom in h

h. Do you truly believe you are entirely without flaws?

and stormed out of the hall, leaving behind large silence and huge heartbreak. Throughout all t

ly pounding in my chest. I refused to let the tears fall, even though they

" additionally, his tone acted as a painful reminder of th

and stormed right out of the hall, m