October 14th, 2023.
Graves slowly stirred up from his sleep, he rubbed his eyes as he tried regaining his visual on the surroundings. Sleeping next to him was his girl, Emily, whose left arm was wrapped around his waist. The clock on the bedside table showed it was just past nine in the morning. The sunlight peeked through the slightly opened curtains, casting a warm glow across the room.
Graves sat up, gently disentangling himself from Emily's embrace, careful not to wake her. He swung his legs over the side of the bed and sat there for a moment, gathering his thoughts. Today was important; they were going to discuss Richard's plan to get stronger, a necessary step in countering the progenitor, Lin Feng.
