Prologue

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Paavai refused to let go of the dead body.

"Akka, please," Agavan said with tear-streaked cheeks.

"I won't."

"He's dead, Akka. He's gone forever."

"He can't be, Agava."

The emperor lay on the cold floor. His dearest daughter gently closed his eyes. Her peach dress was starting to become red due to a head injury he got while falling down. A long arrow drew blood from his chest.

Their tears fell on his forehead.

Was this what loss meant?

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