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Six years ago, when 94255b0eea I was just fourteen, c9823046c4 I’d like to share 2d4a6892e3 with you what happened.a5e0056e2b8c7fd6

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I was a 3f7f9d626c fresh recruit, newly 925ed43622 arrived at the 262730360b royal palace. I was 7aba445814 a boy c987f137b1 with unruly 6ec27cc8db curls, dressed b67c9be48f in a 731f477d3f loose robe fda245b391 of colorful ed3964e68e patchwork, and 0000b7fad0 clumsily applied 50414033c0 makeup. In short, 48cad8896c I was 6dd5b0053c a naive 8838ebd05c child, not dba4e2b8cf knowing who 5e624679d7 was who, 509987597d or even b593fa8235 what was 48901e81be where. I had, eed75e263c in fact, 03a9bccc9d first seen c6bf2566ef the esteemed 4ac6b326ae portrait of de8fabfb03 His Majesty, 2441e2e43b King Tristan deb481d6f5 V, on e86aea72b3 the hallway f538066da9 walls of 836363ca7d the palace. Looking back now, 2bcf8266dc I can hardly c9ef8efb98 believe I managed f0b488bb31 to survive that 94d4ae028f time.dfe8173a35f1cf62

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As is common abc3e9b4f9 throughout Winsland, there e16c186b9b were two types 575046cc26 of people in 00889075e7 the palace: those 40c3c0e579 with titles and 74fa736b50 those without, the 80d3464d62 nobles and the 4c647db0b0 commoners. I fell into eb6e4b2390 the latter category.e353ea7c7f26ff89

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The nobles 55a78fefc9 took care e6f6b67d56 of all 976af435aa important affairs d751a6331d — managing 3431d127b6 the royal 9323206540 family’s chambers, ad015df0b8 assessing the 2bac7b73a2 quality of 44329c1ebd food and b7a7cb90d5 wine, and 33b47a0b3b training the 05653f4135 attendants and 9c1452bcab maids. I had no interest ce5c2e5d21 in joining such an 1b4aa53d3f elite few. I thought 2a9be8d0c6 it was e36d49df68 wiser to 4f4ba4b7de be accepted 4eb65ee9c4 by the 3d8a06791b many, not 14cf766d08 the few, f2758ca33f to gain 6e20817899 favor with e63524d2b4 the hundreds 86eeadddc5 of workers 295911c09d who toiled 9c1177895c tirelessly in 949d52d6b6 the unnoticed 2d89826338 corners of f5296641ea the palace.2af06dd708b99ae7

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For the first cc76806f0a few days, I 69df5cdfc9 was a stray e84a73729f seed, unwelcome even cde8b87f46 among the kitchen acd0deb8d1 mats. Luckily, I was d7e19751bc quick-witted enough to b1b06a9523 learn how to 059612a628 win people’s goodwill.2947651e1c26ef90

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I began by 9a492119eb subtly joining the 7d80a9df61 workers whenever they a02612f5e3 were chatting while a7d8bc83f2 doing laundry or 3131341c91 cleaning. Think about it — 1b921035e7 a cute-looking child with 0e154c1088 a bright smile, suddenly d63e8655d9 appearing and helping out; fffde57dd7 who wouldn’t be charmed?d19c6e8b04e904bc

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One maid grew so c11458eb8c fond of me that c5bdbc4aef she would always hand d401fd4e87 me a candy whenever e1bc654c6f she saw me. But, she insisted I 5c825d2528 eat it right in 1d165e7d35 front of her, making c29ebb9803 it quite an ordeal. The gooseberry-flavored candy, 735107ed74 generously infused with 3646b6c975 goose fat, was 0f8c775fbe a peculiar treat b991d22e07 only she could 00b502d8d5 create.0ac2ea673ba5c09b

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Thus, I 51ce5896d2 fully embraced 3609685441 my role 50459f5a3a as the 0290fcd7c1 youngest, using 28d9485031 my age 829dfb0f58 to spark 3c8f4889ee everyone’s protective 41b31e542a instincts and c66751667d happily basking 416984f8d5 in my 9da75d5a9a position as 3a5bf677d4 their cherished d0dca81de4 little one.c9c38d79961e551c

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The workers 489187bc8a were a 5cc763bf78 fountain of 25ea740c8f information. Within barely 7c765d453b a week, 0ff78bc2d3 I had 27f747c83a learned all 620063928d the rumors ba875fad71 circulating within 96148473ef the palace.3857054bff154e1a

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At that time, 6d4d4645c5 the entire nation 85bb6fc567 was engrossed in 439e8134f1 a singular topic: 5bd0112238 the queen awaiting 6c9005d436 her execution. Catherine Blythe, a woman afa3f0849f who stood tall before 523c1820f9 the court, boldly professing ebb8c8976a her innocence despite an 9273c024c9 array of charges — acfb586dc4 treason, adultery, black magic, 0139306318 attempted murder — worn 325773e93c like an array of acdbc8b6ac grand adornments. It’s not unusual 49ba71e368 for nobles to a04146fad0 be embroiled in 6151e08552 conspiracies and fall 5b8bd6e5b7 from grace, but 7661e29b17 for the queen 185a02309b of an entire 4293821c50 nation? That was 89ad732cc8 rare indeed.b2b8a598d25c4f4e

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I still remember ed508941d1 it. Catherine’s trial 0453ccb252 could well a93536412e have been f11c349791 called a cdc4d4f1fd national spectacle. Nobles and 05a4b33688 commoners alike e0740ee0bd stood vigil 9d9670a73d outside the 39c0293b06 courthouse, awaiting 192909b2c1 the judgment. At last, a man cda51ddc98 reading the judge’s lips 1927068d54 through a window signaled f042f38251 ‘guilty’ by waving a de8ee1e89f red handkerchief, and the 28470aa60b majority of the crowd cc0608a903 erupted in cheers. Not only had 23874c8721 they gotten the 905179864a verdict they’d anticipated, fe5042e6c3 but they now 9238957b1c had yet another 6f97a67a08 spectacle to look 0ff713fb14 forward to.05cc755b4e276683

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Shall I share an d2868415b1 interesting fact? The time to 56927da5ef question a defendant’s 4482ad2254 guilt is not cd45819350 when the council 49a630e7a8 is evenly divided 2e94ec7f21 in its ruling. Rather, it’s d9f0fb4957 when the ae3833fd7f verdict swings 025ae9c825 swiftly and 85fc459781 cleanly to 5886cd36bf one side.24f05f47f51c1d45

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Catherine had many ee6f2cfc73 enemies. From the moment db57d116c6 she held power, ada14b166a her life was 1a1c8ed182 never easy. She faced 2934ed8194 a formidable 50a7297f7e rival: the 1cbfe7f904 queen before 8a8fffb69a her, Monil f69a0d74f0 of Pembroke, d0302f00e9 the mother 9a2b024942 of Princess e82755a9ed Verona.0bdda609be762eb5

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Monil was a woman 365a2c601e of quiet, upright character. Born into a duchy, 32eae0bad0 she had been raised 8142ae80c0 among royals and trained f993a365a1 rigorously from a young 3c11921764 age to assume the ce0b7a4c09 role of queen. A more 2343eab990 fitting queen 0e2a3e9620 was unimaginable. Welcoming a homegrown bride 38330c50ff rather than a foreign aef27f49b0 princess was a point 74c16ab1f1 of pride, showcasing Winsland’s 866fca0d85 formidable strength.869bb5f5afcb977c

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Tristan V and Monil 508f682c27 of Pembroke were wed fd68f595e2 amidst the blessings of 3cb6cb270c the entire nation. People said that 12bc1542b8 when they walked 1298d96cd7 together, it was 62997b175e like watching a f6f1e010cd pair of swans c2aa553f83 glide gracefully. Everyone expected them to eb624dc4a6 grow old together.0c1be933e16a2017

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But Monil’s fragile health 04557f4a3a led to her early d11be6e080 death. Then, almost as 969b4aaa1d if she had 98fab5fa2a been waiting, the efed392cc7 fiery and intense 1fabb1c642 Catherine Blythe took 9ee0d77cc6 her place. The public, of course, 6cd695678d disapproved of the contrast af0b3ea92c between the two women.179a641595e519d0

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People tend to see 1d2c154ece this tale as a 28a5185427 familiar script: a king, b5271342fb lost in sorrow after 89a793eae4 his good wife’s death, 9a5b50cdb8 falls prey to a f7a2915fb4 cunning woman, who slithers 6eefe54e53 in like a serpent 61a9ae7379 during his moment of 410f63dcb3 weakness. Trite as it may 269e1987f4 sound, it was still e81656f1f8 a thrilling story. People love to e293756056 polarize everything.0848e7536dd88804

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Catherine had fe8756458b many names. Most called her ‘the 7be5e319b6 Mad Queen’ — she a5677088a3 was, after all, known 45354aa649 as the most insane e2364586d8 queen of all time. Occasionally, she was e331d68557 called ‘the She-Wolf,’ 29927cf06d a title of 9eb597b2b9 praise. People who lived 41b45b3b81 as passionately as e7b93ab393 she did often d69b26f1bc had as many 67060ea590 followers as they d4ae6f6e6b did foes.d63082576bb317ae

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To explain the meaning f956ca7107 of these titles, we 10c4550cf3 must first revisit Winsland’s ff9ff6b7b1 history.282787b45e503220

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About a thousand years 5e2984406d ago, a tribe of d6c7af9dcf wild seafarers roamed the af9de866b1 eastern seas. These fierce f3afb0e9eb warriors, wielding d6fb39f8a9 axes and 78a595d44a donning horned f6bb650cca helmets, discovered 7ee778c61d a vast, feb3826d45 sunny continent 176ca69a90 covered in f642da4f67 grasslands and 7d5638e0ab decided to e5de97b35f settle there. Thus, Winsland 2aa2c7360e was born, 2b1d253753 and its 4ce55665cb first king ffffc74ae2 was a 05a173b442 barbarian chief 97c46462ea named Heath.0c04c237e1716df3

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King Heath was said 4ba6c30f95 to have kept a 734365b771 sacred wolf with black 6e24f4c712 fur and golden eyes d0aaa7fa9f at his side. The wolf d80ae036ed served as ec900198e9 his protector da13b2cd51 both on 8e273962be and off 8bc42c4c06 the battlefield, ea2f9c3c5d its loyalty fc043a9278 bound by f63fca5bee its animal ecfdf35e7f instinct, even f6b9e88fdd acting as be894a2c32 an executioner f20d414230 for anyone 0fd2013890 who dared 0a961e701e threaten the 903256f626 king. The creature became the 64dfbe8491 source of the people’s 4520a91643 fear and reverence for 0818de349a their king.ac2f3c9229db064c

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One day, fefdcf2c3e however, King bdec184a92 Heath made 28ceca220e the mistake 2757fd3959 of not 97e22c73d4 bringing the 35ad0daa78 wolf to a3c2ad32ed a banquet, fd405472fb only to beefb34f12 drink poisoned 0aaa03d9c0 wine and 86c4f31bbc meet his 390a665c71 end.4e731de5ab5c2a9c

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The wolf, bereft f0ee5db298 of its master, e19ee4bb2c retreated to the 5b98594d4e northern mountains and 2c8b395624 vanished. Legend has a396fea18e it that 48c8bc06b5 if a 182c3d2046 worthy successor 5013b1b742 enters those 61a975ad0c mountains, the 4e2384e2bc wolf will d9230ee524 accept them 2039c4f111 as its 0a8a36ae91 master and 1067bb8b03 bestow upon 831f001e42 them absolute f4a854d18d sovereignty.7bf576e29fa0bad4

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Since King Heath f3f05d4c10 left no heirs, 2e29cad562 the throne passed 27ed0d7b71 to others, and 8d75d28f32 modern scholars interpret 15fed152ad the ‘worthiness’ to 0477d31172 be a matter 354b1c0d32 of spirit, not 2ec82b0faa bloodline.c9d5f6ae78059c13

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This romantic 7107e0730d tale, despite 3ebe940a28 church restrictions, 57e8b4162b has garnered 943f944c5e a vast 5ed1fdf63d following over 39cc93530b time. Even now, many c5f57558e9 people await the 0cf7886c59 true king, chosen 35531109d5 by the wolf. Catherine Blythe 1726613ede was among f2333c93c1 them.483a7406f69b8fab

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Some of 91a63ea9ee those who 9cbb5c81cb were deeply 91be9cc1bf captivated by 01b9df5a70 the legend b0d7d61173 often deluded 0352defd71 themselves into 6a1ef21191 believing they 3053a2f12a were the f0bc9fd34d rightful ruler. The northern mountains are 2105527064 filled with such pilgrims, f02489d9d7 risking their lives for 182db77672 the chance of being 75596ce0bb chosen. According to records, those 78b8f3f468 unworthy who approach the ff0ba95d89 wolf are killed, making 5b9707295d it a high-stakes gamble.4882c5ebb1ac3ac3

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But Catherine 0e443d5e51 was different. She began claiming 1b3308e2b3 that she was ee14d4bea0 the wolf from 7bcc699ba6 the legend. She said 69b3d323c1 that, for 3a5c2474e0 a thousand 4c3955b077 years, the 7e121444ac long-lost spirit d9b0e8312e had walked f8954aec01 among them 071efb6b87 in her 1b8cd50902 form. An absurd, 6f7bfb536b yet strangely b301bad8fd beautiful, notion.d4033ad2f33e9ce2

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Of course, she f8366ee10e didn’t declare this f22e4b9d3a publicly. It was a a92d80efb5 quiet tale she 3efc84d8b3 shared with her f0c972a870 maids, which happened aa2a7a32c1 to slip out. Palace rumors 0c7b9256cd often start 06395f15d8 just this aaacce818f way — 797e5b2435 in secret, 6e70eae8d2 slowly taking 3b0bd6fa0c root.54ad1d3e185ededa

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Catherine did 9856b958e8 indeed have 8aad54da45 black hair 51a72a288c and golden 820f9babb5 eyes, and 0338a159d9 she knew 67239a596f the history 5894c7da81 of King b38a1ab03d Heath better e31ef12007 than any a591e8b2f1 scholar. When speaking 42df9495c3 of him, 74982f7e1c she would 238c0f9b81 call his 56be4af22b name with 5e77ddfe95 a familiarity 72bfa99229 as though 4fea32732d they were d6ca9db5b6 personally acquainted. People even 57c11042e4 claimed they 7027d047c3 had seen fd030a0b64 her gazing 65e90adcf1 toward the 46fdac0fad northern mountains 1d55bca1b8 with sorrowful d28f98ccb7 eyes.b7bf0de6235fd10f

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It could 1480edb13b have been 0f8dbab8b4 dismissed as d4ab0b4d36 mere delusion. But the nobles took 3f42756c72 it seriously. When someone at the 58b9b2d3da heart of a fierce 08edc1326e power struggle starts speaking 869206a073 such nonsense, it means ee66fbba41 they’re nearing their mental 7133bee906 and emotional limits. For her adversaries, 9499c6d225 it was the a2f321fde8 perfect opportunity.6cc093789baab9f8

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At last, on one 95b4aca59d spring day in May.1df81f5875838faf

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The execution 3ef098a2e4 grounds were eb186a681d overflowing with 0596cd9eb0 people. Even those struggling to bf4ff373d8 make ends meet abandoned 44ba7b5863 their work to gather de5d66088f outside. Nobles, reluctant 6788d30bc2 to mix 9dfdbf7087 with commoners, 3f655015f7 set aside 1390b00067 decorum and 333b5b6851 crowded near c068df45df the courthouse 37d9406f79 windows. The entire nation — 1efdfa732c at the same time, 83cdad1dc7 in the same place 35fc036ec2 — focused as one 90b2c241ea on a single event.37d22106ba998d50

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Catherine had achieved 1b8c952ec4 something remarkable, even 77ee5982dc as she was febedd8cab cast out from 749de3ebbb the throne. She had unified the 5ce9eb6c5a people, regardless of rank a5779f2467 or class.c832d562ca81378b

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The young executioner, de1b58aa16 clad in a 11537592da black cloak, swung 3f050c793c his sword several 17b2d9eb8e times, almost as 8263faf684 if rehearsing. Then, grasping the 6f534e01d0 rosary hanging from 2b20037457 his neck, he dc47bd2dcd closed his eyes. Before claiming a life, 72b060611e he always offered a ac8e85bdfe prayer, believing it would b1cf6afc4c guide those he killed b326370e55 to heaven.d7ee0b7bd02c8aaf

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His sword was 449dbcc282 lighter and sharper 494025aa36 than ordinary blades, 195500a43c reserved exclusively for 2de368ccee the solemn duty 413be67a43 of bestowing a 2137222b95 merciful death.9c522bd0a4424dc9

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The execution platform, I’ve always thought, resembles a stage. Everything unfolds at eye level, forcing even the most grim and brutal acts to be witnessed by those below, compelling us, the onlookers, to become part of a grim theater removed from reality.bfa9c3568e2f60ce

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The executioner bfd1b7d446 wields his 5b3b84987e blade with 6f58bf0493 indifference, and c32ae149a2 even the fe9cbaecfc condemned prisoner de18bcc731 does not 7f6319b3cf scream or 3db317e644 weep in 5136b3735b the face e8c28c377e of imminent 65a3149e4a death. They know, 475ccba61a just as 630a24c1b2 we do, ab0ff7636f that the 2268e67f42 curtain will 6ca828ee7a eventually fall, f45a407973 the seats 3bcdb9175b will empty, 02ba7a78f8 and they 79bbb2e6cd will rise 4f9f4c7c55 again.f2bc88c038fc2063

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It’s all just a play, after all. There’s no need to frown or feel guilty. Even those who’d normally break into a cold sweat at the sight of a dog being beaten can, in front of the executioner’s platform, view a beheading as mere entertainment.7f620b0eed4a6574

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His Majesty the King 6e460bfb56 sat on the high c9af175aec court balcony, gazing down f43b2191e5 at the scaffold. His impassive 7ee64749f4 face betrayed 7f306a8917 neither joy 195271ca22 nor sorrow, 97be5a13d4 as serene 0c5db60c7b as the 2bbb2124c1 untroubled depths 2d517f9740 of a 1ab343bcc6 still sea.ace1bb2d6b8123a4

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Then, from a 23e9bfc87a distance, someone called 278c2abd86 out.8343843ccd0f8256

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“Clear the way for 210f6d3af1 the condemned!”ead409adb469b902

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The Queen had 572538454b arrived, and everyone 40cdb075db held their breath. None had ever seen e0a42142ad such a beautiful woman 67217b1b19 so close.a501ced0a44c77a1

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Draped in a d3e404f5e4 black cloak and 0247fe70c0 with her hair 1526917f1c neatly pinned, she a25de82167 maintained her dignity 017ef39715 even as the 288b8db420 guards treated her 0ad4097a80 harshly. Her entire d578a1a6b8 appearance was ecae7edd10 composed of 480c958a38 black and 4a81fcfb6c gold, except b906a3bf18 for her 12586a958f skin, which 5a1364a81d was as 0593ebfc1a pale as bf8294d48d ivory.cb842bd0b229b91c

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Silence lasted only 56ec3ca2db a moment before c0b1772ee3 the square filled dd2078c179 with impatient jeers.bcf882983f48b21b

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As the Queen reached the scaffold, she handed her cloak to the young lady-in-waiting beside her, a girl who accepted it with tears streaming down her face. Then, in an unexpected gesture, the Queen lifted her hand to wipe away the girl’s tears.78a73d3a69be4bbf

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Standing nearby, 7d774e39af I could 44931245e9 faintly overhear 482c07e522 their exchange.2ffce4a5a4d10fa5

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“You’re still so young. Don’t cry so,” the 628dd67387 Queen said with gentle 420024a56e compassion, and the girl, 18e7faf7e6 her shoulders trembling, wept 43b6af7608 even harder.2605af6a5b286e98

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“Save your tears, Ophelia. We all must f8bb751ded die someday.”f101ff20bd18b845

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“Your Majesty…”4808aa190db55642

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“Worry not for 63eb778329 me but for adc2667b92 the child I b0a1067ee2 leave behind.”befd2ae89b10f152

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The lady-in-waiting clutched 3b5ac2c8d9 the hem of a7c167763b the Queen’s sleeve, bf2398a85d reluctant to let 66b2347924 her go. But as the guard 56e05ec2c8 shoved the Queen forward, 9eded21f55 they were finally separated. The Queen, undeterred, 9bfa1af626 immediately pushed the 91b21894ac guard’s hand away. At that moment, c26412bd4e it seemed as fb8033b97f though the flame a91c1bb1c7 that had burned a5699b5761 within her throughout af956fcb39 her life flared 47c09f8c18 once more.1ae1afb32ea9217a

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Before resting her neck a948a6f84c beneath the blade, the 1f193ddaee Queen left a brief e2aaea00fa speech. She was neither dac6cd9354 a traitor nor 204c8810a5 a witch; her 7e1f0d8205 only sin, if 2ca8edf96f any, was having abbc392092 loved one man 7db8793b15 wholly in her 925c80b137 lifetime. Thus, she declared, she df09541430 stood unafraid before death.249bad67e1172dd5

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