Andrei drove in silence, his eyes fixed on the snow-covered road. Feliks sat in the passenger seat, his arms crossed, his expression grim. Yuliam occupied the back seat, his mind lost in thoughts he didn't want to name.He had learned, over the past few months, that the Rurik mansion had a different smell from any other place. It wasn't merely the scent of old wood and a burning fireplace — it was the smell of a territory that had never been completely invaded, even when war came knocking at its door. There, the air carried a strange sense of permanence, of resistance.But that day, when the three brothers passed through the gates, there was something else hanging in the air: mourning, tension, and a fragile calm, as though the entire house were holding its breath."Do you think she's okay?" Yuliam asked, breaking the silence."She survived." Andrei replied, his voice low. "That's what matters.""Surviving and being okay are two different things." Feliks murmured, and Yuliam slowly no
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