**Chapter 13: The Last Day of Humiliation – The Final Vote**
The third and final day of punishment began with **Calley** being released from the **Cell of Shame**, her face marked by fatigue and anger. Meanwhile, the **Guardians of the Dawn** faced another day of hard labor, but this time with a crucial decision: **voting on who would be eliminated**.
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### **The Servitude Routine – Third Day**
#### **1. Winners' Breakfast**
**Belor** and **Katherine** prepared eggs and toast, while **Drake** and **Leerstrom** watched with an air of superiority.
**Leerstrom** (teasing): *"Want some advice? Add more salt. Maybe that will give Hardy some spice."*
**Katherine** (smiling falsely): *"I'd rather have salt than poison, like the kind you spit."*
#### **2. Cleaning the Bathrooms**
**Drew** and **Grayrock** scrubbed the tiles for the last time.
**Drew** (mumbling): *"If I never see a bathroom again, it'll be too soon."*
**Grayrock** (deadpan): *"Stone doesn't hold grudges. But I do."*
#### **3. Washing Clothes in the River**
**Calley**, newly freed, joined **Ingemar** with a dark look.
**Calley** (washing aggressively): *"If I have to wash one more pair of Leerstrom's underwear, I swear I'm going to shove them down his throat."*
**Ingemar** (sighing): *"At least you only got punished for throwing water. I'm being accused of treason."*
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### **The Second Betrayal Revealed**
**Goldwine** has gathered the group together again, this time with irrefutable evidence.
— *Ingemar isn't the only traitor. Last night, I saw **Strong** talking to **Glenda**.*
**Strong** (shouting): *"That's a lie! I never—"*
**Hardy** (interrupting): *"Then why were you gone for two hours?"*
**Goldwine** produced a golden feather—evidence that **Strong** had been in the rival camp.
**Strong** (looking at everyone, desperate): *"I just wanted to... negotiate an alliance to help us!"*
**Belor** (shaking his head): *"This is treason, Strong. Period."*
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### **The Elimination Vote**
**Henrique Nakamura** appeared, holding up the magic ballot box.
— *Today, one of you will be eliminated. Vote for whoever you believe to be the weakest or most disloyal.*
The votes were cast in silence.
#### **Result:**
- **Strong**: 5 votes (betrayal)
- **Ingemar**: 3 votes (suspicion)
- **Calley**: 1 vote (instability)
**Henrique** announced:
— *Strong, the Brute Force Gorilla, is eliminated.*
**Strong** glared at **Hardy** with hatred.
— *You're going to regret this. Your group is doomed.*
He left through the **Return Portal**, leaving a heavy silence.
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### **The Climax of the Day**
**Glenda**, watching everything from afar, smiled at **Leerstrom**:
— *Two traitors exposed, and they don't even know there's a third...*
Meanwhile, **Hardy** looked at **Malbeth's** parchment, which now showed a new message:
> *"The true traitor is the one everyone trusts."*
**END OF CHAPTER 13**
*(Next: The Third Traitor – The End of Trust!)*