Desires And Captivity
Our footsteps echoed ahead of us, like someone walking the same pace two or three turns farther on.
“When I was little,” Sadira said, “I thought valleys like this were someone’s ribs. That the world lived inside a larger creature, and if I stayed quiet enough, I could hear its heart.”
“And now?” I asked. “What do you think now?”
“Now I think valleys like this are channels for silence.” She stopped, tilting her head as if listening. “Here, silence isn’t absence—it’s a path. If you walk it long enough, your own voice comes back to you. And then you find out if it was ever truly yours.”
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