[A/N: This bonus chapter is thanks to _John_Doh_. Please thank him in the comment section guys.]
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Time moved on, and Vhal-Sar continued to heal.
By the end of the week, the southern warehouses stood whole again, and new ships rocked beside the rebuilt piers. The crystal pillars glowed along the terraces, and The Wall shone unbroken from the northern cliffs to the southern harbor. Only the amber dome still wore a thin, golden scar where the new amber had not yet cleared.
The Dominion didn't return.
No beast tides. No masked figures in the mist. Not even a stray pack testing the waters beyond The Wall.
Simon stayed a few more days anyway, just to be certain.
He spent most of those days walking The Wall with Haldis and Rasken, or watching the sea with Hollow Sky Eye.
He spent most of the nights in the eastern wing.
Lilith never asked again. She only looked at him every morning in a way that made him check whether she was standing within kicking distance.
