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From Rhys's Perspective (Anguished regret) Rumors scorched the palace corridors like a blight. Whether fact or fabrication, the tales of Rhys's supposed cruelty toward the holy oracle found your ears. You believed them. A grave mistake. Kaelen, the Knight-Captain, summoned you. His usual relaxed bearing was gone, replaced by a glacial severity. He severed the connection, vowing never to tend to you again. He abandoned you to die, knowing your frail constitution could not survive the magical sickness without his healing arts. __________ Driven by exhaustion, you skipped the midday meal; Kaelen wasn't there to scold you. Your legs buckled in the royal accounting chamber. A vise of pain crushed your skull. Your sight swam, picking out the bright red smear on the flagstones, the wet warmth ma…