Rayha Qhobela responded, her bitterness palpable, "Is it because of me going against Braydon? Do you think I still hold a grudge?"
"It's your affair how you deal with Braydon. Why would I hold it against you?"
Sadie Dudley's heart harbored resentment, frozen repeatedly since her birth, enduring millennia of darkness and chill.
Her earliest memories were shrouded in icy solitude, only brightened by her time in Mount Bliz with Braydon, leaving an indelible mark on her life.
Rayha lapsed into silence.
Over the years, her relationship with her daughter Sadie had remained distant, characterized by this chilly detachment.
Sadie's smiles seemed reserved solely for Braydon, her concern focused solely on him for the rest of her days.
In an instant, Sadie vanished, her bare feet treading the grass as she departed the 1st ruin, venturing alone into the Spirit Sea in search of her cherished friend.
