The War for The North [48]
Chapter 160:The Return of the Prince
Behind the walls of ice of the Winter Fortress, time flowed heavily and painfully, like a frozen river.
Days had passed since Cassian had ridden out the gates to meet the support army. But for Cecilia Frosthelm, these days felt like the longest and darkest season of her life.
The Duchy's capital was drowning in an influx of refugees fleeing the storm outside.
Makeshift camps established right outside the gates, at the foot of the walls, rose like monuments to hunger and misery.
Cecilia battled the guilt of not being able to take them inside, behind the safe and warm walls, every single night.
However, logic whispered a cruel truth to her: "The Plague." The moment the cursed disease carried by the refugees entered the fortress, Frosthelm's collapse would accelerate.
Therefore, she had to keep them outside, in the rickety tents they had set up. This was the only thing reining in the chaos, even a little.
