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Chapter 18 - Chapter Eighteen

The Result

The dawn broke progressively, painting the sky in shades of orange and pink as the world around Selene and Ronan began to wake. The woodlands quieted, amazingly along these lines, like even the genuine trees were recovering from the storm of divination and lack of definition that had moved all through them the earlier evening. The berate was broken, but its shadow really paused, like the last resonates of a distant tempest.

Selene sat by the fire they had supported after the battle, looking into the flickering blasts. Her mind was a twist of thoughts and sentiments, past any sensible sum to disentangle. She had major areas of strength for felt they demolished the censure, yet by and by, in the quiet result, the greatness of what had happened was pushing down on her. The subject of what her personality was — who she had become — resounded to her.

She took a gander at Ronan, who was pacing unstably several feet away, his hand on occasion brushing against the hold of his blade. He was persistently moving, reliably ready for the accompanying fight, at this point in the quiet minutes like these, Selene could see the tension in him — the strain that hadn't totally left since their victory.

"That is no joke," she said subtly, finishing the quietness.

Ronan quit pacing and went to face her, his sanctuary creased. "Nor are you."

Selene managed a little, drained smile. "Nicely done."

He walked around and sat close to her, the gleam of his body a quiet comfort in the fresh morning air. For a surprisingly long time, neither of them talked. The fire snapped between them, a sensitive association with the world they had fought vigorously to get.

"We won," Ronan said eventually, his voice low. "We ended the chide."

Selene signaled, but her earnest profound. "Notwithstanding, presently what is the arrangement?"

Ronan mumbled, running a hand through his hair. "I can't really understand. I've invested such a lot of energy doing combating that I never genuinely examined what could come later."

Selene could sort out that. She, too, had gone through years doing fighting the powers that had subverted her town, her family, and her own soul. The chance of an everyday presence past that fight — of a reality where the scold at this point not waited over them — was new to her.

"Could we anytime return to regular?" she asked gently, her voice hardly over a mumble.

Ronan hushed up momentarily, looking into the fire like searching for answers in the blasts. "I was unable to say whether we can anytime return to what we were," he said finally. "Regardless, maybe… maybe we can track down a truly new thing. Something better."

Selene's chest fixed at his words. The chance of a new beginning was both startling and gladdening. She had been formed by her battles, her mishaps, and the duskiness that had endeavored to consume her. However, perhaps, in the brightening of their victory, there was a chance to become something different — someone more.

"What does that even look like?" she asked, her voice shaky. "A presence without the censure, without this?"

Ronan took a gander at her, his eyes progressing. "Maybe there's compelling reason need to zero in on what we've lost, but whatever might be possible regardless find. There's a whole world out there, Selene. A world that isn't compelled by judgments or indefinite quality."

Selene dismissed, the cinders of the fire reflected in her eyes. The possibility of fanning out into that world, of leaving the prosperity of what she knew, was overpowering. But, staying in comparative spot, tortured by the memories of all that she had struggled against, was vile.

"I've spent so long engaging, I was unable to say whether I know how to encounter in an unexpected way," she yielded, her voice hardly over a mumble.

Ronan associated, his hand laying carefully on hers. "You don't have to sort everything out at the same time. We'll take it every day."

Selene met his look, and curiously since the scold had been broken, she felt a commitment of something better. Maybe there was a way forward. Maybe they could find something past the battles, past the torture. Together.

"Where do we in any event, starting?" she asked, her voice bound with weakness.

Ronan smiled, a little, genuine smile that casual his for the most part serious explanation. "Wherever we want."

The ease of his words hit her like a genuinely necessary boost. After such a great deal of fogginess, such a ton of fear, having choices — of having the choice to create their own particular manner — was something Selene hadn't exactly expected.

Momentarily, they sat calmly, the fire between them shining carefully in the early morning light. The world felt different now, lighter in some way or another, but with a significance that really troubled them both. They had won the battle, but the contention inside themselves — the contention to find a legitimate feeling of compromise — was essentially beginning.

Another Way

At some point from there on, they began to propel back to the town. The journey was slow, the greatness of their normal experiences hanging between them like an imperceptible string. Regardless, this time, it wasn't just the dimness confining them. It was something more significant, something more human.

As they walked, Selene wound up taking ganders at Ronan. There was something different about him now, something that hadn't been there already. Perhaps it was how he behaved — lighter, all the more tranquil — or perhaps it was how he looked at her, with a non-abrasiveness that hadn't perpetually been there.

"You're quiet," Ronan remarked unavoidably, his voice overcoming her perspectives.

Selene shrugged, her lips twisting into a little smile. "Just reasoning."

"About?"

"About what comes immediately."

Ronan chuckled carefully. "We don't have to figure everything out this second, you know."

"I know," she said, her tone shrewd. "In any case, it appears as though we're staying at the edge of a novel, new thing. I just have to get ready sure we're for it."

Ronan's attitude loose as he looked at her. "We'll be ready. Anything that comes immediately, we'll face it together."

Selene's heart extended at his words. She had everlastingly significant solid areas for been, relied upon herself to conquer the hardest battles. Notwithstanding, by and by, strangely, she comprehended that she didn't have to face the future alone. Ronan was in that overall area neighboring her, and together, they could stand up to whatever came immediately.

As they advanced toward the town, the regular sights and traces of home invited them. Regardless, Selene understand that things would never return. They had changed, both of them, and their overall environmental factors had changed also. However, maybe that wasn't a horrendous thing.

They ended at the edge of the town, where their cycle had begun so long prior. Selene kept an eye out at the unmistakable scene, her heart stacked up with an odd mix of insightfulness and assumption.

"This is where everything started," she murmured.

Ronan motioned, his eyes sifting the horizon. "Yet again likewise, this is where everything begins."

Selene smiled, a certified, sure smile. "I accept I'm ready for whatever comes immediately."

Ronan's hand found hers, his hold warm and comforting. "We'll figure it out. Together."

Besides, with that, they moved into their new future — one where they could finally forsake the haziness and start to build a novel, new thing. Something more amazing. Something their own.