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Chapter 56 - Increasing Military Strength

Opening her eyes, everything looked blurry, as though a veil of smoke lay between her and the world. Shapes shifted in the haze, walls, furniture and someone moved from left to right, a silhouette gliding gently across the room.

As she blinked, her vision slowly cleared. The fading sunlight flickered across rough stone walls and wooden beams, and a faint scent of herbs hung in the air.

She could now see clearly, Mildred, robed in flowing midnight blue was standing by a low wooden table. She picked up a carved cup and whispered softly into it, her lips barely moving. As the words left her mouth, the liquid within the cup began to bubble gently. A thin stream of green mist curled upward, dancing in the air like smoke from a sacred censer.

"You're finally awake," Mildred said without turning, her sharp ears twitching ever so slightly. As she turned, a soft smile spread across her enchanting face, calm and comforting like the first breeze of spring.

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