Chapter 844 Waiting for Spring
Unable to hold back any longer, Samantha tossed aside her oak cane and threw herself into Thomas’s a as he held her gently, comforting her over and over with endless patience.
As for Elowen, she sank into a prolonged coma.
On the first day, Cassian guarded her bedside all night without sleep, refusing Noah’s offer to rest, sayin “She’ll be frightened if she wakes without me.”
On the second day, Cassian washed Elowen’s face and combed her hair, feeding her herbal broth spoon spoon following Noah’s instructions, patiently wiping away every drop that spilled from her lips.
Caius and Emily slept beside Elowen to accompany their mother, watching Cassian feed her broth and porridge with curious eyes, crowding over to taste it themselves, prompting Cassian to prepare two one for his wife and one for his children.
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On the third day, Flowira arrived and knelt by Elowen’s bed for a long time, whispering, “Oracle, the bro is sealed; I know you saved me, and I shall live well without wasting the life you exchanged for mine.”
Seated nearby, Cassian’s eyes fell upon the dimmed golden seal upon hearing her words, asking no questions while gripping Elowen’s hand even tighter.
Ten days later, whispers circulated through
Swingsport that the Oracle might never awaken.
Cassian earnestly discussed with Noah whether to execute those gossipers, but Noah refused, stating, “Killing breaks the law,” before adding, “though I can poison them mute.”
Ultimately they failed to execute the plan, because the Khan stood nearby and pleaded fifteen minutes for his subjects’ mercy.
In the second month, Nordia’s winter snow began to melt as Oracle Peak underwent restoration, leaving ruined walls untouched per the Khan’s order to remind future generations how faith was neglected and ev harbored at the mountain base.
Stone monuments rose at the mass graves, and though Elowen remained unconscious, court and tribal nobles jointly acknowledged her as the new Oracle.
By the third month, snow dissolved in Kingsport as spring winds brushed the embassy walls and apricot trees bloomed in the rear courtyard.
Caius and Emily progressed from vague babbling to mastering speech, and while playing with Elowen’s hair ,beside her, Caius suddenly blurted out, “Mother.”
He could speak. Emily followed, uttering “Father” right after “Mother.”
Mira, Cora, and the older maidservants beamed with joy, while Cassian offered a gentle smile, his heart remaining anchored entirely to his wife.
Throughout the three months, Cassian rarely strayed a step from Elowen, speaking to her by day and sleeping lightly while holding her hand by night, snapping awake at midnight to check her breathing before resuming huis watch..
With doors sealed, the Emperor looked at his cold brother with curiosity, “What else is on your mind?
Cassian cut straight to the point, “The Empress and House Baker colluded with army commanders to ambush me at North Valley.”
The Emperor’s color shifted violently, “What?!”
Closing his eyes, he gritted out, “I shall order a thorough investigation at once…” .
Cassian interrupted calmly, “I have concluded the investigation-witnesses are brought to Vanelle and evidence waits outside.”
The Emperor sat baffled.
Cassian pressed on, “Beyond the ambush, I have organized proof of House Baker’s factional corruption military embezzlem and trade of noble titles-as well as the Crown Prince’s Wing.”
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opened bit by bit.
At first, her gaze appeared dazed, as if returning from a distant realm, unable to discern whether she sto in the galaxy or the mortal world, until her vision cleared on the man before her.
Cassian had grown noticeably thin, heavy fatigue lingering around his eyes and light stubble shading his jaw, yet his grip on her hand stayed entirely steady.
Elowen’s eyes turned red slowly, “Cassian…”
The word shattered Cassian’s three months of maintained composure in an instant as he leaned down to wrap her tight in his arms, his embrace fierce yet restrained with trembling care.
Resting in his arms, Elowen greedily inhaled his familiar snowy scent, “I’m back.”
Spring wind swept outside as apricot
permanent partings, as she finally woke from her long dream to return to his side.
Following the settlement of Ncattered across the ground, bringing no farewells or
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