Prologue

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The closet door creaks open, slowly exposing the bedroom. The man raises a hand, on which glints a heavy ring, and a jeweled knife rises up from the case in front of him.

It's beautiful, encrusted by a layer of sapphires and pearls, and forged out of tempered steel inlaid with sterling silver whorls

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It's beautiful, encrusted by a layer of sapphires and pearls, and forged out of tempered steel inlaid with sterling silver whorls. It tips slowly through the air, beginning to glow and picking up speed as it approaches the canopied bed.

"Only the best," the man whispers, "for our beloved king."

The knife plunges down, and a scream tears through the night.

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