Rose's POV “I thought I would find you here," I said softly as I approached Kavian, where he sat alone, shoulders slumped, surrounded by silence and the weight of his own thoughts. The place felt heavy, like even the air knew better than to disturb him.He didn’t look up.“Is it over yet?” he asked quietly, his voice stripped bare, as if speaking any louder might crack something inside him.I moved closer and sat beside him, close enough to feel the tension radiating from his body.“No. Just the important part. He has been put into the ground,” I said. After a brief pause, I added, “I couldn’t stay for the whole ceremony…” I tried to lace the words with a hint of lightness, a fragile attempt at humor, but it fell flat between us. His expression didn’t change.“Yeah,” I continued gently, turning slightly toward him. “You know I’m here for you, right?”This time he looked at me.“I know,” he replied, then turned his gaze forward again, eyes fixed on nothing. “I know I did the right thi
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