After parting ways with Freja, Nathan carried Elin to Ameriah without hesitation.The night had fallen thick and silent, the stars veiled by drifting clouds that dulled their shimmer. In that darkness lay purpose—time to resume Ameriah's treatment, to end what had been long and painful, and to finally return her whole to Tenebria.
Back to her sister. Back to Azariah.
Azariah had already noticed Ameriah's absence, of course. The bond of sisters was too strong for such disappearances to pass unheeded. Yet Nathan, ever meticulous, had Scylla deliver his words to her: he would bring Ameriah back.
And Azariah, though racked by worry, had chosen trust over doubt. She trusted her Lord Commander, her beloved, the one man she believed capable of bending fate itself. That faith in him was precious—Nathan knew it well. And he would not let it shatter. He intended to bring Ameriah back not merely healed, but radiant, at the very peak of her strength.
