28. Xenia Is What I Call Home

~You're still shining

You still smell like a flower

Now trust me, hold me again

So I can feel you, hold me~

               -(BTS) Hold Me Tight

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The ride back home for Stefanos was silent, but nothing peaceful. As he leaned his head against the cold glass of the carriage door, Stefanos shut his eyes, trying to ease his thoughts from running wild.

With his mask still pulled over his face, Stefanos breathed out heavily through the mouth, while the carriage jostled due to the rickety road which meant they were closing in on the village.

“We are here,