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chapter Twenty: The Letter

作者: Opute Ovie
last update 公開日: 2026-07-03 04:56:14

Magnus’ POV

Old age was a strange thing.

People assumed it stole only strength. It didn't.

It stole certainty.

My body no longer obeyed me the way it once had. My knees protested every step, my back ached even after a full night's sleep, and lately, my hands had developed an irritating habit of shaking whenever they pleased. The healers insisted it was nothing more than age finally demanding the respect I had denied it for decades.

I knew better.

Some burdens were simply too heavy for a man to
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