Late at night, Richard lay in bed, his body exhausted, yet his mind restless. The dim glow of the moon seeped through the curtains, casting elongated shadows across the room.
In the quiet stillness, he could hear the faint rhythm of Ahcehera's breathing from the next room. I feel like standing next to the Princess is not enough to prove my worth.
But sleep did not come easily. I feel so unworthy sometimes... I feel like I shouldn't be the person that's meant to grow old with her... That I'm not fitted for her.
Memories, ones that did not belong to him, kept invading his mind, appearing in fragments, like scattered pieces of a puzzle desperately trying to assemble themselves.
They drifted into his consciousness unbidden, foreign yet hauntingly familiar. All those dreams, of a person she was with, made me feel bitter and small. I am insecure...