Chapter 1065 Aeru Sea

• At first light, the courtyard filled with the hush of farewells. Finneas clasped forearms with Maya, Henry, and the rest before watching their figures shrink along the dew-damp road.
• Moments before turning away, Maya's gaze shimmered, words pooling unsaid beneath her lashes. The lump in her throat was visible even in the pale dawn.
• Finneas felt the meaning behind that silence, but a barricade inside him refused to move. Whether Maya, Floria, Aneira, or even Phoebe—each affection felt like a looming trial more perilous than any blade.