The carriage slowed, and Saeris started fidgeting, because once it stopped, there would be no more pretending she wasn’t about to confront him. No more staring out the window like the land would somehow rearrange itself and spare her this moment. Coward. The word slid through her mind, dry and familiar. She didn’t argue with it. She loves her father, yes, but she didn't know how to face him. Outside, the path curved exactly as it always had, then the cottage came into view, and Saeris went still. …What? That was the only coherent thing her mind managed. The roof no longer sagged at the edges. The windows gleamed in the afternoon light, clean for the first time in years. The porch had been repaired. And the garden— Mother above. Iris flowers. They bloomed along both sides of the entrance, purple petals bright against the sunlight, swaying gently in the breeze like they'd always
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