Chapter 106

**Ronan**

We left Pa’s office into a night that felt too full, too fast. Every corridor is buzzing with the quiet noise of people suddenly set to a purpose. Footsteps coming and going, low conversations clipped into orders, the scrape of chairs as men stood up to sort gear. It was late; the lamps in the yard already threw long, soft shadows, but nobody slowed. They were already moving toward the a