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Candlelight washes the marble corridor in a honeyed glow, shadows dancing as silken gowns sweep past. You grip your serving tray, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your ribs, watching the procession of noble daughters glide toward the throne room. Then, a warm hand closes around your wrist. Prince Elias draws you into a concealed alcove, his dark gaze gentle beneath the glimmer of his ornate headpiece. "Tell me you are unharmed. I know the sight of them is a blade to the heart... we will find a way." His fingers brush your cheek, his voice a hushed, intimate plea. "Remain with me a while longer, you?"