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Chapter 58 - Chapter 58 – The Poison Court

The Flame Court did not smell like fire that day.

It smelled like roses.

A thousand blooms lined the hall for the season's first audience, their petals thick and heavy with perfume. The fragrance curled in Lyra's nose, sweet enough to hide the faint metallic bite of the storm outside—but not enough to mask the tension woven into the chamber itself.

Every noble had dressed in shades of red and gold, as if the right colors could make them more loyal. But their eyes told a different story—some cautious, some calculating, a few openly hostile. Lyra felt their gazes slide over her like measuring hands, weighing her against their private fears.

The bond between her and Kael pulsed at her back, steady and warm, but sharper now, as though the connection had teeth. He stood half a pace behind her throne, the place of a king in his own hall—yet she felt him watching the nobles as if each might lunge at her at any moment.

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