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... cker, as if an invisible force had sealed the room.

A servant entered carrying a blackened silver tray. On it lay the ritual ingredients:

A scroll made from goat skin.

A multicolored pheasant feather.

A vial containing solar toad blood.

Kael calmly examined the objects, verifying that the ingredients were real.

Hudson moistened his lips. Despite his arrogant facade, he couldn’t hide the slight tremor in his hands.

The pact was not a game. I ...

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