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The first signs of winter came the next morning, with a light spattering of snow on the ground. It stopped almost immediately, but it was enough to bring a slight sense of normalcy to the kingdom, in spite of the horrific incidents of the last few days. It seemed ages ago since the entire kingdom was celebrating the coming of age of their future Queen. And now, with several people living in fear of their lives, those days seemed far gone.
Nero made sure he explained perfectly to Adaria all the chaos and darkness which was spreading over her land. Being on the road, she hadn’t particularly witnessed anything of that nature. Mirkwood was the last and hopefully the only town they’d crossed through, as she preferred staying away from any town where people might recognize her. As such, t
