Chapter 76

Lysandra’s POV

My heartbeat slowed strangely at the question.

Not because I had not expected it eventually.

But because hearing it spoken aloud made everything feel suddenly real in a way it had not before.

Outside the ward, Nils laughed at something Tarn said.

Inside it, the air felt entirely different.

I lowered my gaze briefly toward the tea in my hands before answering carefully.

“That depends