Adella's POV The weight of my eyelids felt like leaden weights as I struggled to pull them upward, my vision swimming in a sea of hazy greys and muted gold. The first thing I noticed was the scent of home, that familiar and grounding mixture of aged cedar, dried lavender, and the faint, metallic tang of the palace hearth that had always meant safety to me. I lay perfectly still for several minutes, my breath coming in shallow, ragged hitches while I tried to remember how the blood-soaked mud of the Thalassion valley had been replaced by the soft, silken sheets of my own bed. My body felt as though it had been hollowed out and filled with stones, a deep and throbbing ache radiating from my joints and settling in the center of my chest where the transformation had taken its greatest toll. I shifted my hand slightly, feeling the familiar texture of the duvet beneath my fingers, and let out a low, involuntary groan that seemed to echo in the quiet room."Adella? Oh, thank the stars, you
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