The first watch.
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Her body was extremely heavy, like a clump of cotton submerged in water, soaked through and immovable. But... who cares? Just lie here, why bother moving?
After all, she had nowhere to go.
There were many shadows flickering before her eyes, some chattering and persuading her; some surrounded her, pressing swords against her; some hastily tied her up with ropes.
While the chaos was in full swing, a sudden larger ruckus came from outside; footsteps erupted suddenly, and someone rushed in, shouting, "The edict has arrived—!"
The babbling voices were very annoying, buzzing in her ears and head until they felt like they would explode. She gave up struggling and decided to play dead, to be at their mercy. In a daze, as if led by someone, she staggered to a gloomy place, facing an iron gate as thick as an arm, engraved with various strange spells.
