Chapter 163 Girls

• Narine
• I was laughing my brains out, no, really. The kind of laugh that snatches breath from your lungs and leaves your ribs aching, your cheeks flushed, and your soul feeling... lighter. My stomach hurt, my eyes stung from the tears, and my cheeks felt like they’d crack from smiling so hard. Hasmik hadn’t changed one bit. Still as unfiltered and hilarious as ever, commanding the room like it was her damn stage. Her timing, expressions, and the way she delivered even the simplest line had all of us doubled over in laughter. I could barely keep up with her quips, and neither could anyone else.
• Elenwyn had nearly choked on her wine at one point. Saela was doubled over, with tears streaming down her cheeks as she tried, and failed, to scold Hasmik for her vulgar impersonation of one of the council members. Even Liora was cackling in that soft, delicate way of hers that made everything feel gentler. It was chaos, beautiful chaos, and it felt like home.