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The Ballad of Fleeting DewAuthor: Natsume Soseki
| Original Title | 薤露行 |
|---|---|
| Author | 夏目 漱石 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the shadowed halls of Camelot, Queen Guinevere and Sir Lancelot navigate a love as perilous as it is passionate, their stolen moments laced with whispered vows and lingering dread. Beyond the castle’s stone walls, fate weaves its threads: a cursed maiden trapped in a tower gazes into a mirror that foretells doom, while a lovestruck noblewoman’s devotion spirals into tragedy. As knights ride to tournaments under borrowed crests and secrets fester like wounds, Camelot’s golden facade cracks—whispers of betrayal echo through corridors, and a king’s trust wavers. Visions haunt sleepless nights—serpents coiled in crowns, shattered glass portending ruin—and a ghostly boat drifts downstream, carrying a corpse adorned with white roses. In this world of chivalry and shadows, love blazes brighter than sin, but destiny’s loom tightens, binding hearts to a reckoning as inevitable as dawn. Will passion defy kingdoms, or crumble beneath the weight of crowns? |
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