The Letter That Changes Everything

Kael's Escape – A Warrior Without a Home

Snow crunched beneath Kael's boots as he walked. Step after step.

He didn't look back.

He didn't need to.

He could feel their gazes burning into his back. The soldiers he had once commanded. The King he had once served. The home he had protected.

None of it belonged to him anymore.

He had walked away from Solmara not as a man—but as a ghost.

The wind howled through the desolate landscape, dragging icy fingers across his face, but he barely noticed. The weight in his chest was heavier than any storm.

> "You were never meant to be their hero, Kael."

The Rift's whisper curled around his thoughts, cold and inescapable.

> "You were meant to be ours."

Kael exhaled sharply. Not yet. Not now.

He pushed forward, his steps steady despite the uncertainty clawing at his spine.

He had no destination. Only distance.

But then—

A weight pressed against his chest.