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Red put my plan into action at once. He didn’t even sleep that night. Me neither, for that matter. We started working right away, turning my plan into a reality so we could win this thing.
The shelters outside Masarn were moved farther into the kingdom, but the tents and belongings remained. The entirety of Masarn was evacuated too, making the capital look like a ghost town. Maize, the queen, and Lugh didn’t want to leave the palace, but besides looking convincing, we had to keep them safe. Lugh argued he wanted to fight, but when Red put a sword in his hand so he could prove he wouldn’t be a liability, Lugh could barely hold it. Between almost dying of his injuries during that first battle and the illness, Lugh was still too weak. But he was healing more and more every day. Wi
