Chapter 52 Ashes And Aftermath

• The screams had faded to silence.
• Not peace. Just the kind of silence that lingered after something broke too loud to be ignored.
• Espen stood on what remained of the east tower stairs, her hair wind-tossed, blood dried on her cheek. She wasn’t sure if it was hers. Mikko stood beside her, hand clasped with hers tightly, his other bloodied and hanging at his side. Below them, the courtyard was wreckage and ruin.