Chapter 283: 284: Kind Host

Evangeline let the warm water cascade over her body, letting it wash away the lingering pain, the fear, and the trauma of their journey through the Whispering Forest. She sank deeper into the bath, sighing as the tension in her shoulders began to melt.

The tub was wide, almost luxurious, and the warm scent of herbs clung faintly to the air. Bel had allowed them to use her bath without hesitation - despite their initial wariness, the mysterious woman in the woods had done nothing to harm them.

If anything, she had shown them kindness. She had offered them warmth, clothes, healing.