Winter/Sylthara~
I lay there in Nick's lap, my eyes squeezed shut, pretending to drift into slumber while my mind spun like a whirlwind of shadows. The weight of his questions pressed down on me, each one a thread threatening to unravel the fragile web of lies I'd spun. How could I reveal the truth? That my life had been a labyrinth of darkness, hiding in realms where light dared not tread, with Vaelthor as my only anchor? No, I couldn't. So I feigned sleep, my breaths slowing to a rhythm that mimicked peace, even as guilt clawed at my insides like the nightmares I could weave with a whisper.
