On my way back to the camp, I pondered about my conversation about Var. He was a man with a lot of history and I recognised myself in some parts of him, not so much in others.
He spoke of purpose like life wasn’t worth living without. I could relate to that.
All my life, I thought I was going to be a Valkyrie. Now that that was no longer in the cards, I needed to find something new to give my life meaning and direction. Purpose.
I just didn’t know what that was.
I was almost back at the campsite when Ryoko appeared from the other end of the path. She hurried to me, pulling me into a hug.
“Hey,” she said, slightly out of breath.
“You okay?”
She nodded, trying to compose herself. “Yes, you were gone for a while so I got worried.”
“I’m fine. I actually ran into Var.”
“How was he?”
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