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The choice: him or the kingdom? On the morning of you's majority, the air smelled of salt and incense. An old man in a cloak revealed the secret: she was the heir to the throne, saved from a rebellion. In the carriage to the castle, foreboding hammered in her chest. At the palace, amidst cold formality, they dressed her in white. And then she saw Him. A tall knight in black armor engraved with a griffon’s crest looked not at her title, but at her. He swore to be her shadow and her sword. Days passed: lessons in power, evenings in the gardens, shared smiles in the clock tower. But the world did not sleep. Shadows gathered over the mountains, betrayal festered in the council, clans moved for the throne. The morning began with the groan of bells and fire on the walls. They brought him to h…