Riku sat up slowly, his muscles still burning from the relentless waves of enemies. He glanced at Ardyn, his brow furrowed in a mix of suspicion and thought. The man’s words sounded flattering, even genuine, but Riku had learned to tread carefully when it came to strangers
@chancellorizunia.bsky.social“What is impressive is that you lasted so long!” Ardyn mused, before crouching next to him after witnessing the fight. “It took ten waves of magiteck troopers to exhaust you! I’m more than ever convinced that the Empire needs someone like you.
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