Broken by One, Desired by All
But to me, it mattered.
I stood and reached for a book at random, brushing the dust from its cover. The leather was cracked with age, and the title was nearly faded, but the pages smelled faintly of ink and cedarwood. Carrying it back, I sat beside him and began to read softly, my voice low, gentle, steady.
“In the age before kingdoms rose, before walls were built, there was a wanderer who carried nothing but a sword and a heart that refused to bow…”
The words floated into the quiet room, filling it, weaving themselves around us like a protective spell. I imagined each syllable brushing against his unconscious mind, whispering to him that he wasn’t alone.
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