Chapter 84 - Winter Flowers upon the Ice

​The night on the north coast seemed to have ground to a halt to protect the isolation of the suite. Beyond the large glass panes of the medical cabin, the wind blew fiercely through the pines, dragging a dense mist that erased the boundaries of the outside world; inside, however, the atmosphere was imbued with a deep, silent, and secure warmth. The fireplace flickered softly, casting long golden shadows across the wood and stone walls, dimly illuminating the corner where the gold and silver medals rested together on the table, intertwined by their official ribbons as a mute testimony to the battle won.