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A confrontation came when the estate’s steward, Rourke, confronted Livia in the great hall. He was a man who wore obedience like armor. “You must attend the Rite,” he said. “You must affirm.” The Rite—an archaic public act during which the heir would swear obedience again, and the town would renew its submission—was scheduled for Founders’ Eve, three nights away. Decline it, Rourke warned, and men would come to collect on the debts ignored.

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