Ragnor
The night had been a blur—chaotic, suffocating, and full of things I couldn’t explain.
The battle within my mind had been overwhelming, and I had barely managed to sneak into my chamber, where Valkyrie lay.
I didn’t want to speak, didn’t want to explain anything. Luckily, Valkyrie was already asleep, so I lay beside her and drifted into a restless slumber.
The weight of everything pressed down on me like a vice.
The curse, the prophecy, the endless threats—it was all too much.
Valkyrie didn’t deserve to be caught up in any of it. And yet, here we were.
***
The first rays of sunlight crept through the cracks in the curtains, soft but persistent.
I kept my eyes closed, unwilling to face the reality of the day.
The night’s internal battle had left me hollow, but I couldn’t l
