LEVI:
Three days later, and it is the day of Kookie’s induction. My ability to walk is slowly returning, but I cannot stand for long. I am grateful for life, and I owe it all to the goddess for giving me a second chance, which I hope I do not abuse.
I take a deep breath as my maid adjusts the final piece of my robe. The fabric feels heavier than usual, or maybe it’s just the weight of everything that has happened in the past few days. Once she steps back, I glare at myself in the mirror, then give her an assuring nod.
“Let the guard in.”
She gives a bow as she leaves my room while I wait there with a lot of thoughts running through my mind.
A guard walks in shortly, then helps me out of the room until we get outside the house where the ceremony is to take place. The sight before me is
