Chapter 115 — Oath of Fractured Dawn
Three days after the rescue from the rift-tainted caverns, the Obsidian Throne finally breathed.
The kingdom was still wounded, but healing. Repairs had begun on the northern outposts. Loyalists who had stood firm during Cairis's cursed period were rewarded. Those who had plotted too openly were quietly removed. The court walked on eggshells, waiting to see if the king's mercy would last.
But in the royal chambers, the real healing was happening in private.
Cairis refused to leave Liora's side. He had personally overseen every healing session, every change of bandages, every careful movement. The guilt still ate at him like acid, but he channeled it into devotion.
