All Chapters of Reborn To Rekindle The Flame: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

~ Elara ~*Westfall Royal Archives*Kael and Elara had spent half the day at the Royal Archives, reviewing the old ledgers that recorded refugees from Embre who had settled in Westfall.Some of the ledgers were badly damaged. Their parchment had darkened with age, and the edges of several pages were blackened and brittle from fire. Some pages had been torn away entirely, while others were so badly scorched that only fragments of writing remained. In several places, the ink had faded into faint scratches, making the remaining names and details difficult to read.All Elara and Kael found were descriptions of the refugees' condition when they arrived in Westfall, their clothing, their injuries, and the signs of hardship they had endured.This time, Prince Corvin had joined them, hoping to shed some light on the missing details. They sat together around a round table, piecing together what they could and filling in the gaps.Elara pointed to one of the old ledgers and asked, “Do these reco

~ Elara ~*Mistfall Manor*Afternoon came quietly to Mistfall Manor.Elara stood on the balcony, watching the waterfalls in the distance. Water rushed down the mountainside and disappeared into the greenery below. The gentle sound made the entire place feel peaceful.For a moment, she almost forgot the burdens she carried on her shoulders.Mistfall Manor had been built in a secluded part of eastern Westfall, near the edge of the kingdom’s border. It lay on elevated ground. One side of the manor overlooked the waterfalls, while the other faced the high border wall and the Whispering Forest beyond it.They had not left the manor all day. After agreeing at dawn on what they should do, Elara had finally managed to fall asleep again. Kael had urged her to rest and wrapped her in his arms.“A little peace of mind will do you good,” he had said, “especially before all the trouble you intend to cause in the coming days.”Others might have called it sarcasm, but to Elara, it was love.After all

~ Elara ~*North of Westfall*The carriage rolled steadily along the northern road of Westfall, its wheels creaking softly over the uneven ground.Inside, Elara looked almost ghostly. Her face was pale, and dark circles had formed beneath her eyes after a restless night.Did the voice listen to her threat last night?No.Did she win the argument?Also no.Instead, the riddles kept ringing in her head as though the mysterious voice had decided to punish her for being rude.Every time she closed her eyes, it came back.And even when she was awake, she kept finding herself glaring at the forest as though it had personally offended her in her last life.Frankly, Elara regretted picking a fight with a forest.Or the voice. Or the whisper. Whatever it was.“Try to fall asleep,” Kael said, urging her to rest against his shoulder. “If it was indeed the Whispering Forest’s voice you heard, then its reach should not extend this far. We have already traveled far from it.”“I’m so mad,” she grum

~ Elara ~*Mountains of Eldermere, Westfall*“Follow me.”Ilias led them higher up the mountain.The higher they climbed, the snow strangely became less. By the time they reached the peak, the ground was still covered in patches of snow, but it was nowhere near as thick as it had been below.There was a small structure near the edge of the mountain that could barely be considered a home. It was made from piles of rocks stacked together, with thick pieces of cloth stretched over the top to shield the inside from the wind and snow.Ilias walked toward the front of the shelter and used his torch to light a pile of dry wood arranged on the ground. Soon, a small bonfire crackled in front of the structure, its warmth pushing back the cold.Ilias pointed toward several thick tree trunks placed around the fire.“You may take your seats,” he said. “You must be cold.”Elara looked at the seats before slowly sitting down beside Kael. She glanced around the barren peak, wondering, ‘Was this where

~ Elara ~*Mountains of Eldermere, Westfall*“How is the hare?” Celia asked.“Very well seasoned,” Kael replied. After Celia revealed that Elara’s mother was a princess of Embre, they had to take a break, primarily because the meat had already been cooked.Ilias then sliced the meat. Celia had added herbs to add flavor, and now they were all eating together with a few slices of bread on the side.They sat on the ground in a circle.Elara could barely process what she had learned, but she was also hungry, so she ate. However, after consuming half of her food, she returned to asking questions.“How are you cousins with my mother?” she began.“My father was your grandmother’s elder brother.” A faint smile formed on her lips as she recalled the past. “Aveline and I were like best friends. We loved adventures. I often went with her whenever she slipped away from the castle, more times than I could count.”Elara’s gaze landed on Ilias. She asked, “What about Ilias?”Ilias had amber eyes too