ERIK
Dying wasn’t as painful as I’d once imagined it to be.
The world had taken on a dreamlike, hazy quality. Silver, and purple. My vision dimmed at the edges, then brightened and warmed. Marienne appeared, hovering over me like an angel.
I must be dreaming.
I didn’t care. I wanted to reach up and touch her. She was so beautiful, so perfect. But I didn’t have the strength to move.
I couldn’t believe that, for a brief, shining moment in time, she had been mine.
Her lovely eyes were full of tears that threatened to spill down her cheeks.
No, that’s not right...
She didn’t have to worry about me now. I had given my life to save Damon’s kingdom, but I knew I’d made the right choice. I couldn’t have done anything else.
Mari’s beauty pierced my soul. I could barely stand to look direct
