CHAPTER 34 LUCIANThe sun hadn’t been up for long when the door creaked open. Light crept in, not harsh or blinding, but soft—like the sky was still waking up. A breeze followed it, quiet and cold, brushing against my skin like something that missed me. I lay there, still and listening, my ribs aching, my head heavy. But I was alive. That much I could feel.The door moved again.She stepped in.The healer.Same calm face. Same soft steps. Same wooden bowl in her hands. The smell hit first—earthy and sharp, like boiled roots and something bitter, wrapping around the room before she even spoke.“You’re awake,” she said, her voice low but clear, with that same quiet authority she always carried.I blinked against the soft light coming through the window. My body still ached, but it wasn't the sharp, unbearable kind anymore. Just a dull echo of the war I’d come out of.“Barely,” I muttered, trying to adjust. My shoulder tensed, and a grunt slipped out before I could stop it.She didn’t f
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