"May this peace last longer than the memories of our enmities," I proclaimed, and for the first time in many cycles, the future didn't seem cloaked in darkness.

The evening chill settled over the clearing as we stood, two leaders on the precipice of a world teetering between war and peace. I could feel the earth beneath my feet, the whisper of the trees that encircled us like ancient sentinels. They bore witness to this fragile moment, this delicate stitch in the fabric of our shared ...