Chapter 60 A Talk with Seraphina

(Elias)

The night air was cool, a welcome respite from the stifling heat of the day. I stood on the balcony, staring out at the moonlit landscape, lost in thought. It had been a long time since Seraphina and I had a proper conversation, and I missed the days when we were close.

I remembered the times when we could talk about anything and everything. Her laughter would fill the room, and her smile was enough to make me forget my worries. But things had changed, they always did. War had a way of hardening people, building walls around their hearts that even the closest bonds struggled to penetrate.

Seraphina had always been strong, but the weight of responsibility and the constant threat looming over us had taken its toll. I saw it in her eyes, the flicker of doubt and fear that she tried so hard to hide.

I leaned against the railing, feeling the cold metal beneath my hands. I was confused, and stressed. I wondered if Seraphina felt the same conflict, the same pull between duty a