His revelation at discovering who Fraeya, this female elf who now took care of him, was to him must have freed the memory of that fateful day. How could he have forgotten how he watched his friends die? The pain and guilt from being blamed for their deaths and then abandoned by the ones he loved?

The elder Ciyradyl would rather sentence an innocent to death than admit to the possibility that Elwin might be right. Despite knowing the truth of her feelings and betrayal, he still loved Fraeya.

He could no longer hide from his past.

Elwin felt her body pressed against his fur, arm wrapped around his body. She stirred, giving him enough room to slip out of her grip and sit up. The desire for a life he lost overwhelmed him, Elwin climbed on top of the sleeping elf and nuzzled his head on h...

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