They moved her fast.
Too fast.
The room that had held chaos only moments ago was no longer enough.
“Clear the corridor.”
“Move....now.”
“Keep her breathing steady”
Lyra’s body didn’t resist anymore.
That was what terrified him the most.
She had stopped fighting.
Her head lolled slightly as they lifted her, her arm slipping from where Kael had been holding it.
For a split second
he didn’t let go.
His fingers tightened around hers.
“Lyra”
No response.
Not even a flicker.
“She needs to go.”
The healer’s voice cut through, firm now, unarguable.
Kael followed anyway.
Right beside them.
Step for step.
He didn’t speak.
Didn’t question.
Didn’t think.
He just stayed close enough to see her.
The corridor blurred.
Guards stepping back.
Servants pressing themselves against t
