Chapter 274: Pale Cheeked

Irana Two Weeks Prior Irana hadn’t realized just how alone she was when she stepped out of her home again. She was set to resume her work at the library after taking a long break for personal development, only for it to extend into a prolonged sleep she hadn’t planned. Her mother used to call it a “long sleep,” a phenomenon that gripped her every few years. Before it happened, she would feel drowsy for about a week, then sleep for another week, leaving her with sore eyes, aching muscles, and fatigue. Currently, she rubbed her eyes and splashed water on her face, trying to clear the last vestiges of sleep. She opened the cabinet above her mirror, searching for the Desert Bunny’s fur extract she used to keep the area under her eyes clear and not red, only to find that she had run out. “Oh no,” she said, shaking her head. She scanned the cabinet repeatedly, hoping that the bottle would magically reappear, but it didn’t. Saddened by her misfortune, she jumped into the shower, took a qu