Thorn left the room to give her some privacy, though it was because she strongly refused to let him bathe with her.
Elora had a refreshing bath before leaving her room.
The air had a faint blood scent; luckily, the weather was cold, or everything would have reeked of beast corpses.
As she passed by the window, she noticed that construction in the town was ongoing; the blood on the ground was slowly being wiped away.
And the people wheeled away the beast corpses and broken stones — she glanced briefly at the hardworking people before moving on.
Downstairs, Karissa sat quietly by the window, her heart numb with fear after learning Elora's true identity as the queen.
She knew that not even her mother could save her from this, and she could only helplessly wait for her punishment.
The memory of wanting to flog the queen flashed in her mind, and she shuddered, overcome with terror and remorse.
