Malrik POV
The first light of dawn filtered softly through the curtains when I opened my eyes. The room was still cloaked in quiet, the faint golden hue brushing over the bed where Dravina lay, her body curled against the sheets in a peaceful slumber. It was just past five my usual hour for training but for once, I didn’t want to move.
She looked so still. So at ease. As though, for a moment, the weight she carried had lifted.
I lingered there longer than I should’ve, simply watching her breathe. A part of me, the most primal part, wanted to stay wrapped around her, shielding her from the world and the storm we both knew was coming.
But duty never waited. And there was a hell of a lot I needed to think through.
Her words from the night before kept echoing in my mind, each one anchorin
