Chapter 526: Beneath the Luna's Shadow
One Month Before
The next morning arrived grey and quiet.
A cold mist clung to the stone buildings of the western stronghold, curling lazily through the courtyard. Warriors and guards moved through the early light with the dull exhaustion of men who had worked late and slept little.
Tobias had just finished washing his hands at the basin outside the barracks when a guard approached him.
"You."
Tobias turned.
The guard was dressed in the darker armor worn by those assigned to the inner residence. His posture was stiff, his expression unreadable.
"The Luna has summoned you."
Several warriors nearby immediately looked up.
Tobias blinked.
"Me?"
The guard's face did not change.
"Yes. You."
A few murmurs broke out among the men behind Tobias.
Tobias scratched the back of his neck in his usual careless way.
"Well… that's unexpected."
The guard merely gestured.
"Come."
Tobias followed.
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