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Chapter 118

Author: Zayna Vale
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Korra sits on the edge of the bed, freshly showered, hair damp, skin free of the dirt and grime from that hellhole.

She looks better.

Not just physically, but in the way she carries herself now. Her shoulders are no longer hunched, her body no longer weighed down by chains—literal or otherwise.

But there’s still something in her eyes.

A ghost.

Something Lucien left behind.

I lean against the doorframe, crossing my arms over my chest. “Feeling better?”

She lets out a slow breath, rolling her shoulders as if testing her body for weakness. “Yeah… a little like myself now.”

That’s good.

I don’t say it, though. I just nod.

Silence stretches between us for a moment, but it’s not uncomfortable. It’s the kind of silence that comes with understanding, with years of missing time trying to fill itself in all at once.

Korra studies me, her eyes scanning my face like she’s trying to memorize it. Like she still can’t believe I’m standing here.

“I can’t believe you’re alive,” she murmurs, shaking he
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