Chapter 203: Healing Before the Storm

The storm of internal conspiracy had passed over Tenos Hospital, leaving behind a sky scrubbed clean, if not yet entirely cloudless. The expulsion of Emmanuel Shallcross and the exoneration of Pablo Shayle had sent a wave of relief through the corridors, a collective exhalation that seemed to carry away the lingering dust of suspicion and fear. For Walter Zorn, it was a return to the essence of his purpose: not the chess games of power, but the intricate, sacred work of healing. His first destination...