Chapter 092
Emilia's POV
The night was very dense and heavy. The air was filled with smoke, still moving from the fires that had just burned. The silence was heavy, but it was not peaceful; it was the silence that followed the destruction and was full of waiting.
I hugged Eira, noticing her body tremble against me. She was so delicate that she shook in a strong breeze like a candle. Her skin was so pale that it seemed unreal. Her eyes, which used to be full of fire, now looked blank, as if the battle had taken away her spirit.
"Eira?" My voice was barely audible and full of concern.
At first, there was no answer. She leaned her head on my chest, breathing lightly and irregularly as if afraid to take a deep breath.
After that, so softly that it almost disappeared into the night, she s
