{I have taken great pains to write this down for I didn't know what it was or what it could do…or maybe I did but was too naïve to consider the consequences. The consequences of awakening Khlatus!}
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Walking along the third sector, Zograt found the Holy Capital to be stuffy. People walked about aimlessly, making the street cramped. It was a wonder that the city was able to fit so many people at once.
Most of the other villages and cities couldn't even boast of such population numbers and this proved a lot. The people craved safety and they knew—deep in their minds—that safety was with the Holy Emperor.
Zograt paused along the street, observing as people passed. Her head hurt slightly—something she'd had to live with ever since she'd been made into a Shattered Knight. Her lips hurt and she often wondered if it was meant to be that way.
