Ghost in the palace - Chapter 15: collision

... es as if the heavens themselves had washed the world clean after the storm of yesterday’s trial.

In Phoenix Hall, Ananya rose with quiet determination. Though her body still carried the exhaustion of the Purity Rite, her mind was clear. The memory of her father’s trembling voice, her mother’s tears, and her sister’s bright smile echoed within her chest.

"I must see them," she whispered to herself. "Just three days. Three days with my natal family."

She smoothed the folds ...