Nevara
By the time I stepped into our room, the quiet felt earned.
Not empty. Not fragile. Just… settled.
I had already changed, the robe wrapped loosely around me more out of habit than necessity, the soft fabric brushing against my skin as I moved. The night had been long, heavier than most, and for the first time since morning, there was space to breathe.
The door opened behind me not long after.
I didn’t turn right away. I didn’t need to.
“I got them settled,” Thoren said as he stepped inside, his voice lower now, the edge of command softened but not gone. “They’re watching a movie before bed.”
I glanced over my shoulder, a small smile pulling at my lips. “You let them win?”
He exhaled a quiet breath, already loosening slightly as he moved further into the room. “We came to a c
