Waking up for Josiah was going to be a nightmare. I knew that when he awoke, the world he was entering was going to feel empty once again. Worse than that, he would feel angrier than ever before. He had started to gain a little light in his life, and without warning, that light had been snuffed out like the wick of a lantern in the evening minutes before nightly rest.
How could I explain that it wasn't a nightmare? That this was reality? That he'd also been robbed of his chance to say goodbye?
Nevertheless, I stayed at his side from the moment all those that survived made it to the Titanborn estate. He'd been unconscious for the entirety of the journey back, drained nearly of everything he had. Hevlauna surprisingly had been determined to oversee his care along the way and when we arrived as well.
