Miron was walking in the freezing rain, unable to feel anything, not the cold bite, not the water and the fatigue that weighed down his body, the only thing he was aware of was the shock and then the growing pain that was beginning to eat away at his chest.
And before leaving, he had ordered Indros to watch over his godmother, not to leave her side even for a single second, to protect her against all odds, because it was always obvious in the end that true friends were rare, and this despite all appearances, especially for the most radiant beings like Clarine.
And then, he could not help but remember the story of the latter who had been so good to him with a naturalness that only she seemed, until now, to be capable of.