Josiah
The silence of unanswered messages has a weight all its own. It presses down, heavy and suffocating, reminding me at every turn that I stand alone. I had reached out to the Fiato twins more than once, sending words of cooperation, respect, even concession. And yet… nothing. Not a single word back. No emissary. No token reply.
Only silence.
It gnawed at me.
The twins had their reasons, I was sure. Their luna was once bound to me and no doubt they were preoccupied with their own battles. Still, their silence rang louder than any insult. If they could not, or would not, see reason, then it meant I had fewer allies than I thought. I wanted to show them that I was on Mia's side now but they didn't care.
And in that empty space, memories of Mia found room to creep in.
Her eyes, the
