The Promise That Never Saw Daylight
The sea breeze feels soft against my skin, almost like the warmth of your embrace.
"Today I thought of the first time we met. You were so small and so frightened, yet you still reached out your hand to me."
And so, day after day, Ryder spoke to the grave as if Lyra were still there, listening in silence.
The years slipped by. His hair had turned gray, his shoulders were no longer broad, and his stance was no longer straight. Still, not a single day passed without him visiting the cemetery.
Then, at last, heavy snow began to fall, wrapping the world in a shroud of white.
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