”…Can I really come home?”
Silence.
The question echoed through the Heart Forge.
Not as the voice of the monster.
Not as the ruler of darkness.
But as the trembling voice of the first little boy.
The Child of Balance looked up at Elias.
His enormous golden eyes shimmered with tears.
The tiny golden flower rested in his gigantic palm.
Waiting.
Hoping.
Afraid.
The Child of Balance smiled.
The kind of smile that had healed broken hearts since the day she was born.
She reached up and gently picked the flower from his hand.
Then, without hesitation, she nodded.
“Yes.”
One simple word.
Yet it shook every layer of creation.
Elias trembled.
“You… mean it?”
She giggled softly.
“Of course.”
His lips quivered.
“But…”
His voice cracked.
“I broke everything.”
“I know.”
“I hu
