iously ill afte

and stayed by her bedside f

in the snow to face his wrath

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seemingly pleased by my unexpected compl

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erently r

ot to admit fault, as I didn't

ing wrong. If given another chance,

ou have quite a temper. You need to kn

isn't enough. You should apologize to Raegan

kneel and apolo

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as his consort. How could I

ectfully, "Yes

my chin tightly and said. "Lillian, do you

me to plea

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and seemed to grind me into the gro

pain but rem

he would

, "Without my order, no one

kled s

forgotten my

knelt, who coul

light and hurried out at

ter I had braved the cold. She

ed she might colla

keep kneeling in the freezing weather. Stand up and j

"I have bowed to him before, but he still killed my

an, what will become of yo

"Your Majesty, your health is frag

de me, nor could an

n something, I would

ce for an entire night. The

the whispers inside

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