Day 10: Kronyx’s Journal

I found myself near the old ruins again today. The way the light hits them at this hour—just after the storm passed—makes them look like they’re waiting for something. I didn’t mean to go back there. I was trying to forget Vex’s words by the river, but my feet kept pulling me toward that place. I keep thinking about how he said the world is smaller than it seems, but the more I try to hold that thought, the more it feels like it’s slipping through my fingers. I tried to tell myself it was just the wind, but it wasn’t. It was a whisper, like a voice from the inside of my head, saying: *You don’t have to be afraid of the dark if you know how to find your way back to light.* I don’t know if it’s real or if I’m just tired, but I can’t stop listening for it.