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Chapter 40 - Lady Olenna Crowhurst of Draemor

I am the flail of God. Had you not created great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.

~Genghis Khan

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At the foot of the stairs stood the King and Queen adorned in ceremonial regalia made in gold trimmed with sapphire and frost.

King Aldren's face was unyielding, yet she caught the solemnity in it. Queen Charlotte, on the other hand, stared at her with gentleness she almost stumbled, and clutched her handkerchief in false distraught. She didn't weep, but her knuckles were white in deceitful restraint.

It was all part of the plan. To deceive witnesses of her arrival. To make the world live Second Princess Olenna truly serves honor to wed Lord Black Crowhurst, who was nowhere to be found.

Beside them stood the Archibishop, tall and pale, draped in robes that shimmered with runes from old language and a book between his hands. Even with his unreadable expression couldn't hide the discomfort in his eyes.

A human wedding a Sin.

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