[ Back to Skarthheim - Autumn's Chamber ]
It felt like the whole room had forgotten how to breathe.
Everyone stood still…maids, guards, even the witch healer…as Autumn's breathing shifted, softer now… steadier. Her eyelids twitched. Her lashes fluttered. Then stilled again.
Kieran didn't blink.
Velor,standing right beside Kieran exhaled quietly, "False alarm."
But no one dared to move even an inch from their place.
Another moment passed, stretched tight like a drawn bowstring. Then they heard footsteps.
Heavy and echoing against the stone corridor outside…as if there was an entire army marching towards that room.
The door opened.
And Thorgar strode inside.His armor shimmered faintly in the morning light, there was dirt on his face and hair…it looked like he was in the middle of something but had come running as soon as he got the news.
