Chapter 401 Shattered Ties, Broken Heirlooms

• Gawen's expression was unreadable as he looked at Nadia. "The only thing I can offer is a place for you in the Emberhold Project. I hope you'll consider it."
• Nadia's response was immediate and firm. "Thank you, but I don't need it."
• She hadn't even looked at the report—if he had it, she trusted it was accurate. Family? That bond had been absent when she needed it most. Now, it felt irrelevant—an afterthought.