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Kyle continued, recounting the rest of the story

After Isaac was cast out, the charlatan assumed the child would not survive. Whether he lived or died didn’t matter. Eventually, wolves would eat him, and there would be nothing left.

But by chance, Adrian passed through that area. One night, he heard a faint baby–like cry and got curious. Thinking he had found a spirit, he followed the sound, only to be disappointed when he found Isaac.

First, it wasn’t a baby–it was a five or six–year–old child.

Second, it wasn’t a spirit–it was a sick child on the brink of death. Having been

abandoned there for who knows how long, one of his toes had been gnawed off by rats and his foot was covered in blood.

Worse still, there were poisonous snakes nearby. Luckily, Isaac was so sick he barely moved, and the snakes didn’t approach.

What incredible luck the child had. Barely breathing, he was still alive when Adrian found him. Despite his misgivings, Adrian took Isaac back with him. After a few days of light food and two doses of medicine, he actually started to recover.

In the capital, David had consulted many physicians who could not make Isaac any better. Yet, just a few bowls of soup and two doses of medicine had worked wonders.

It was extraordinary.

any flesh on him. Isaac was nearly six years old, but looked like he was only three or four. Adrian realized

sending Isaac back, but then remembered how the kid didn’t scream when surrounded by poisonous snakes. He figured the child must be bold, and having courage was the most important thing in life. With

remember things. Once Isaac trusted Adrian enough, he shared his story. Adrian sent people to investigate and soon learned the full

Isaac was dead. However, Adrian found the charlatan and took him back to Meadow Ridge. Saying the cool autumn day was a good time for drying cured meat, he set up a long pole and tied the priest to it. The priest’s tongue was no good for eating, so he cut

charlatan died, but he hung there for three months before being taken down. Burial was out of the question, and they couldn’t

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too disrespectful to the earth

wolves rejected him. If it hadn’t been for the need to store fat for the

and it was almost laughable how a noble family with a long history of military honor believed the lies about borrowing the power of some god or deity. It was one thing for the ignorant common folk to fall for it, but the Earl of Silverstone’s family believed it completely. They even handed over

would be full of music and joy, free from the

Kyle continued. “But he refused, saying there was no need. Seraphina had died in that fire, and once a person

heart tightened, tears welling up in her eyes. She couldn’t stop the grief from spilling over. When she thought of Isaac, she thought of Ryan. And then, thinking

cruel charlatan. He had been tortured, nearly dying in a few short months. Then, to be thrown away as if his life meant nothing–who knew what else the charlatan had done

if they really

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