Why Is Elara Back at the Kestners' Place?

Elara had never shed a single tear at the Aurelian Institute. No matter how brutal the beatings were in that godforsaken place, no matter how many times she was violently thrown to the cold, unforgiving floor, her eyes had always remained completely dry. She had been forced to build an impenetrable fortress around her heart just to survive. Nor had she cried when the Kestners constantly made her f