Chapter 77

Lysandra’s POV

Krell pursed his lips.

For a moment, he said nothing.

The privacy ward around us continued to hold, separating us from the rest of the room while Nils laughed beyond it, completely unaware of the conversation unfolding only a few steps away. The contrast made my stomach tighten.

Outside the ward, there was warmth, food, and the fragile comfort of people trying to remember how to liv