Chapter 113 – The Weight of That Choice
POV: Kael
For a long time after Liora spoke, Kael said nothing.
The words remained suspended between them, refusing to fade.
You kept choosing me... even when it destroyed you.
He had expected many answers.
That wasn't one of them.
The revelation should have brought comfort.
Instead, it left him unsettled in ways he hadn't anticipated.
The silence stretched across the balcony as the fortress settled deeper into the night. Torches burned steadily below. Guards moved along the walls. Somewhere in the distance, wolves laughed over a late meal, completely unaware that Kael's understanding of his own life had just shifted beneath his feet.
His gaze remained fixed on Liora.
Not because he doubted her.
Because he believed her.
That was the problem.
If he had thought she was mistaken, this would have been easier.
If he had believed the memories were symbolic or distorted, he could have dismissed them.
