After the vows, the world was quiet.There were no drums, no chaos, no thunder. There was only the hush of morning and the whisper of wind across the fields. The Citadel's ruins had become gardens, and the glow of the Living City was now like the heart of the dawn itself.Krishna woke to the sound of the river outside their small home: a quiet, living murmur, which rose and fell with the earth's breath. Sunlight filtered through the open window and scattered across her face like gold dust. For a moment, she simply lay there, wrapped in the warmth of silence.Then a familiar voice brushed the air.“Still dreaming?”Smiling, the tone of Miyal seemed to hold a smile.Krishna turned to see him at the window, hair unbound, shirt half-buttoned, his skin catching the first light. The faint silver beneath his veins shimmered faintly, alive but calm — the old power tamed, softened.Smiling, she said, "You're awake early."“I couldn’t sleep,” he said, eyes fixed on the horizon. “The world’s too
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