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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe boy\u2019s hands trembled as he reached into the apothecary bag again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This time\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
he pulled out a small silver knife covered in ancient runes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The guards immediately raised their halberds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Queen stepped forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStop!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her voice cut through the chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Queen Selene had remained silent the entire night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But now her pale face had gone completely still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because she recognized the symbols carved into the blade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Northern Healer markings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forbidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Erased from history decades ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Queen looked directly at the boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere did you get that knife?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boy hesitated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then quietly answered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt belonged to my mother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Queen froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Something changed in her expression instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The King suddenly slammed his fists against the throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blood exploded from his mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And something moved beneath his skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The entire hall recoiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A long shape slithered beneath the King\u2019s veins like a living serpent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The physicians began shouting prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One noble fainted where he stood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boy turned toward the guards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you do not chain him now\u2014everyone in this hall dies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For half a second\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
nobody moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then King Alaric opened his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pure black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The throne exploded apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The King lunged forward with impossible strength, throwing armored guards across the chamber like children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Screams erupted everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The disease was alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boy grabbed the silver knife tightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then charged directly toward the King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Head Physician shouted in disbelief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s trying to kill him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the Queen suddenly screamed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNO\u2014LET HIM FINISH!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boy leapt onto the shattered throne platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The King roared like a beast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Black veins burst across his face as claw-like fingers reached for the child\u2019s throat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the boy drove the silver blade into the King\u2019s chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Absolute silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The black smoke stopped instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The King froze motionless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the glowing silver veins spread outward from the wound like cracks of moonlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then the impossible happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A dark shape crawled from the King\u2019s mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Covered in writhing black tendrils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The creature hit the marble floor hissing violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Half the room screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The physicians stumbled backward in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boy collapsed beside the throne, breathing heavily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Fever\u2026\u201d he whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026was never a sickness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The creature suddenly lunged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One guard hacked it in half instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Black blood splattered across the marble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where the blood touched stone\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n the marble began rotting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now everyone understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Black Fever had not spread through plague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It spread through parasites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Living ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King\u2019s body finally went still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For one horrifying moment\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n nobody knew if he was alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n King Alaric inhaled sharply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Color slowly returned to his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The black veins vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Great Hall fell silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The impossible had happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King was breathing again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Queen covered her mouth as tears filled her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The physicians stared like men witnessing a miracle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But the boy looked only exhausted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like someone carrying a burden far older than himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King slowly lifted his gaze toward the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2026 is your name?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The boy hesitated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The storm outside rumbled softly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then he answered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCaelan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King\u2019s expression changed instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Real fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Queen stepped backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her face had gone pale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because both of them remembered that name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caelan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The child prince who supposedly died twenty years ago during the Northern Purge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The last heir of the Healers of the North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The boy reached into his bag again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This time\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n he removed an old iron medallion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A wolf surrounded by silver branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The royal symbol of the Northern Healers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gasps spread across the hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Queen whispered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s impossible\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n But King Alaric stared at the boy with trembling eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because he remembered the night the North burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The screams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The executions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The order he gave himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every healer slaughtered after accusations of treason against the crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every bloodline erased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or so he believed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King looked shattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou survived\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caelan said nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And somehow\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n that silence hurt more than hatred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Head Physician suddenly stepped forward furiously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is madness!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He pointed toward Caelan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe used forbidden bloodcraft inside the throne room!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The nobles immediately erupted into fearful whispers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWitchcraft\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDark healing\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe brought a creature from inside the King\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The physician\u2019s eyes narrowed dangerously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis boy is a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Several guards slowly tightened their grip on their weapons again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But before anyone could move\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n King Alaric stood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the first time in weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His voice thundered across the chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEnough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Silence returned instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King descended the broken throne steps slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still pale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He stopped directly before Caelan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n the ruler of Eldoria knelt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The entire hall gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No king had bowed in that chamber for generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou saved my life,\u201d Alaric said quietly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut worse than that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n His voice cracked slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026you saved a man who did not deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Great Hall became deathly still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King looked directly at the nobles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAt dawn, every record concerning the Northern Healers will be restored.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Head Physician\u2019s face turned white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe exile ends tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whispers exploded through the hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But Caelan remained motionless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King looked at him carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou knew who I was before you entered this hall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou knew I ordered the purge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King swallowed slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen why save me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the first time\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n pain flickered across Caelan\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBecause my mother made me promise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The room fell silent again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe said\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caelan\u2019s voice grew quieter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026that if hatred becomes the final gift of the North\u2026 then the North truly deserved to die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even the Queen began crying softly now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But suddenly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n a loud clap echoed through the chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone turned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Head Physician was smiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coldly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow touching.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then he pulled a hidden dagger from his robes\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n and plunged it into the King\u2019s back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaos erupted instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Queen screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guards charged forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Head Physician twisted the blade viciously before being dragged away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blood poured across the marble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caelan caught him before he hit the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The physician laughed hysterically while soldiers restrained him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou fools\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blood dripped from his lips as he screamed across the hall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe parasite was never the true weapon!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n His eyes locked onto Caelan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou healed the King\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026but you still cannot stop what\u2019s already coming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then suddenly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n his body began convulsing violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Black veins erupted across his skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The same infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Far worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His flesh split apart as black tendrils burst from beneath his robes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The guards recoiled in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The physician grinned through the blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou think the Fever began naturally?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The hall went silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then he whispered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Empire of Veyr has already poisoned half your kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n And then\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n his body exploded into black ash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No one moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No one breathed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because now they understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This was not plague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Queen knelt beside the wounded King desperately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But Alaric grabbed Caelan\u2019s arm weakly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s\u2026 something you must know\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blood filled his mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King struggled to breathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe night the North burned\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n His eyes trembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026I never gave the order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caelan froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King pointed weakly toward the ashes of the dead physician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHim\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe council\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey forged my seal\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The world seemed to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything Caelan believed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything his people died for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All built upon a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King\u2019s breathing weakened rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey needed the healers gone\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBecause only the North could recognize the parasites.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Queen covered her mouth in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The truth finally surfaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The purge was planned to leave the kingdom defenseless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Black Fever had been planted decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A slow invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Waiting for the perfect moment to awaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caelan stared at the dying King silently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His entire life had been built around hatred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But now\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n the man responsible for his suffering might have been innocent all along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King gripped Caelan\u2019s hand tightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere is one more truth\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n His voice barely remained audible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caelan leaned closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then the King whispered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour mother\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026was my sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Great Hall froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Queen\u2019s eyes widened in shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caelan stopped breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n But the King nodded weakly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou were never the son of beggars\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blood rolled down his chin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou are the rightful heir of Eldoria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thunder exploded outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The storm itself seemed to shake the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caelan staggered backward in disbelief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every memory shattered at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Queen stared at him with tears streaming down her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The King smiled faintly despite the blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat is why your mother hid you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe feared the council would kill you too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caelan\u2019s hands trembled uncontrollably now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All his life\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n he thought he was the last survivor of a forgotten people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But he was something far more dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A prince.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The true prince.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Suddenly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n bells began ringing outside the castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not ceremonial bells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n War bells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A guard burst into the hall breathlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour Majesty!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He looked terrified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe eastern gates\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before he could finish\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n the castle shook violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A distant explosion thundered through Eldoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The invasion had begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Queen looked toward Caelan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not as a beggar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not as a healer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But as family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And slowly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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