Chapter 173: Casting her out.

The night stretched on, the quiet punctuated only by their checks on Helene. Slowly, her fever began to break, and Ren, exhausted, finally went to her chambers for some much-needed rest.

When morning came, the rain pattered softly against the window. Kai entered the room to find Ren already awake, her eyes sharp and alert despite the exhaustion lingering in her features.