Capítulo 117: Survivors (2)

[ Please be aware the following chapters still need edits and might have large changes made (possibly from anything I might have forgotten). I'd rushed these as I am away 26th Dec to 29th. I apologise in advance the chapters will be officially edited and complete on the 31st. There will be no more issues from then. This paragraph will be removed when it is done. ]

It had been days since the attack, and Ulfstad was in shambles. Bloodstains lingered on the cobblestones, and the air was heavy with the stench of smoke and fear. Still, the people persevered. They were rebuilding—patching up walls, burying their dead, and tending to the wounded. Alaric had given the order for me to remain in the palace, but I couldn't stand it. Not when the people needed help. Not when I had to face what had happened and what it might mean.