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Lady Danbury led Adaria up to the tallest tower of the castle, which happened to overlook the eastern side of the city. Here they stood, and watched the city which looked so small from that height.
“I remember the first time I was up here,” Lady Danbury said, heaving from the effort of having to climb hundreds of steps. Adaria had suggested that they should pause and rest halfway through the flight, but Lady Danbury had insisted that she would only rest when they reached the top.
“It was King Nazar who came up with me that day,” she said, reminiscing with a fond look in her eyes. “Back then, the vampires hadn’t started to move into our territory. But he was still cautious even then, and he asked me to fortify the defenses of the castle so that none of them could even get close. T
