Savannah opened the door into the dark room, noticing at once that the curtains were still closed despite it being well past noon. Nothing changed in the last few weeks.
"Hey," she checked if the owner of the chambers was there, but no response followed.
However, she distinctly heard some movement inside.
"Elene," Savvy decided to enter without invitation. Kai told her to leave his sister alone, to give her the space she needed. And as a result, Elene spent day after day alone in the darkness. The news of Penelope's death was devastating for her.
She found the northern Princess in the corner behind her bed. Elene was sitting on the floor, hugging her knees, her golden hair undone and reaching the ground. The air in the room seemed stuffy.
"Did you eat anything today?" Savvy asked, an
