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Chapter Hundred and Ninety Seven

Author: Dvyn rite
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-17 04:32:09

Elara's POV~

I thought about the council meeting the whole way down to Father's room. My footsteps made no sound on the wood, but with a gentle creak of the door, and then, through it, I heard a soft voice talking.

I froze.

Looking through the gap, I saw Lyra weeping by her father's bed. Her soft lips were moving, speaking words I could not quite make out as she cradled his limp hand.

“Please do not leave me, too.” She whispered. I furrowed my brows. She wasn't supposed to be here like this.

The instant I pushed the door open, she looked up. Her eyes were red from crying so hard. “Elara,” she breathed, standing abruptly. “Do you think he will survive?”

I could hear how broken she was from my voice. She was too young to experience the pain and trauma I had weakly learnt to handle at her age. So without giving it a second thought, I said “Yes. He will be fine.”

She nodded, but then her eyes became cloudy. “I’m sorry.”

I tilted my head. “Sorry? For what?”

She twined her fingers over and
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