Beneath the Stutter

In the frozen, oppressive city of Aethelgard, where the Iron Synod rules with an iron fist and magic is a taxable offense, Lilith Shadowveil hides a venomous ambition beneath a stuttering facade. She dreams of tearing down the empire, but her plans are mere whispers until the Archmage's master keys are stolen, plunging the High Summit into chaos. When an Inquisitor sweeps her shop, Lilith barely conceals her dark power, but the encounter reveals a crucial detail: the keys bear a dragon-head filigree. Now, with the city on lockdown and a bounty on the thief, Lilith sees her chance. She knows exactly where the keys will surface, and with them, the power to shatter Aethelgard. But in a city built on ice and lies, will her grand design bring liberation or unleash an even greater darkness?

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