Elizabeth woke slowly, the quiet pressing in like a blanket woven from shadows and stone. No echoes of the fever haunted her now, just this enveloping stillness that cradled her body. She lay on her side, the cool earth beneath a thin layer of fabric grounding her, while warmth bloomed against her back. Arms encircled her waist, solid and unyielding, a presence that had settled into her space without demand. She inhaled deeply, the air cool and laced with a scent that stirred something deep—earthy, like damp rock kissed by distant thunder, mingled with a faint, clean sharpness. It belonged to him, Malachor. His chest rose and fell in rhythm behind her, each breath deliberate, watchful. Her eyes fluttered open to muted light seeping through the trees. Elizabeth shifted slightly, testing her limbs. They moved without protest, her body light yet anchored, as if reclaimed from the illness that had clawed at her. No ache lingered in her j
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