Chapter 286

Elodie's POV

The sunlight in the sunroom was different than the violet glare of the Pillar. It was soft, honey-colored, and carried the weight of a world that actually breathed.

I watched the dust motes dance in the air, feeling the familiar prickle of the mountain’s heartbeat through the soles of my feet.

It was a low, grounding hum—the original song of the North—but beneath it, I could feel t