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Chapter 245 - THE CALM BEFORE THE

​Chapter 240: The Calm Before the Roar

​The night before the Grand Continental Tournament, the Ironhold didn't get quiet. It just got deeper. The high-pitched hiss of steam vents settled into a low, rhythmic thrum, like the heartbeat of a sleeping titan.

​Inside the Arcadia team's strategy room, the air was so thick with tension you could carve it with a dagger.

​The twelve of us sat around a circular table made of black basalt. There were no snacks, no jokes, and for once, Aiden Stromfang wasn't snoring.

​Arthur Pendragon stood at the head of the table. He wasn't wearing his armor tonight. He was in his formal dress uniform—black with gold aiguillettes—but he looked more dangerous than he did with a sword.

​"Tomorrow," Arthur began, his voice low and controlled, "the world watches."

​He pressed a button on the crystal console. A holographic map of the arena appeared.

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