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... ys of dawn stretched across Emberhold's walls, painting the sky in pale gold. The air was crisp, carrying the distant scent of iron and burning wood from the forges. But the morning calm shattered when a scout burst into the courtyard, breathless and bloodied.
"Attack on our supply route," he gasped, collapsing to one knee. "Men on horseback—hit the caravan at dawn. It's Vale's soldiers."
Silence.
Then, motion erupted across the settlement.
Warriors reached for we ...
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