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Both grandfather-in-law and granddaughter-in-law walked in silence for a few more moments.

Enzo took a deep breath, his gaze growing distant as if looking back through the mists of time.

"Long ago," he began, his voice taking on a rich, storyteller's cadence that could hush even the most raucous crowd. "There was a small village tucked away in a remote corner of the world where everyone knew one another and lived in harmony with nature and the ancient ways of their ancestors."

He paused for a beat, letting the imagery take shape before continuing in a low, mesmerizing timbre.

"Picture it, child. A cluster of simple wooden homes with thatched roofs, smoke curling lazily from stone chimneys. Fields of golden wheat swaying in the breeze, orchards heavy with fruit. The laughter of children playing in the village square, the rhythmic clang of the blacksmith's hammer, the bleating of sheep in nearby pastures. It was a simple life but a good one."

Serena found herself drawn into the vivid pic