Chapter 235 The Easier One To Love

• Astrid helped one of the palace healers, Riana, clean a few weeks ago, and she remembers thinking the work there seemed endless—shelves of forgotten materials that everyone ignored because there were always more important things to do.
• It is exactly what she needs.
• When she pushes the door open, relief fills her at finding the room empty. She doesn’t have to pretend she is fine or watch someone pretend they don’t notice she isn’t.