WINTER

“So, his queen wasn’t from his kingdom?” I asked.

Eira shook her head. “No. They met when King Valtor in the brink of death after attacks, Kirana saved him."

The revelation caught me off guard, and I found myself wanting to know more. To my surprise, Eira didn’t hold back. She answered every question I dared to ask, and soon, our journey became filled with her stories of Valtor and Kirana’s past. I listened intently, my fingers tightening together as if to anchor ...