In Search for Her
I had tried to reach her, but the chaos had swallowed her up, and I had been left with nothing but the memory of her touch and the echo of her voice.
The pain of that loss had driven me to embark on this quest. The thought that I might find Lea again, or at least uncover some clue about her fate, had been a driving force. The discovery that Elara was not Lea had brought that pain rushing back, a reminder of the emptiness that had accompanied her disappearance.
As the sun began to set, casting long shadows over the village, I made my way back to The Silver Oak. Nikolai and I shared our experiences from the day, though I kept my own emotional turmoil to myself. I didn't want to burden him with