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I went silent for a long moment, the only sound between us the crunch of gravel under our boots and our special breathing workout.
Whatever the case, I already knew the face of that traitor. That was an advantage. I could watch him now, anticipate his moves. That prince guy had just made himself my number one problem after the Hollowlands itself.
But the traitor was a secondary concern. The true weight pressing down on me was the final trial.
I had to connect the dots. Vance's information about a mandatory trial for all heirs, and my vision of them all fleeing together in that frozen hellscape... it wasn't a coincidence. It was cause and effect.
That vision was a main scenario-level event.
And also the climax.
