Kronyx

I didn't sleep much last night. The rain kept me awake—soft, constant, like the world breathing. I kept thinking about Vanya’s voice from the garden, how she said the moon was a lantern for lost things. I tried to remember…

The river’s whisper was the last thing I heard before the fog took me under. Vex’s voice still echoes in the hollows of my chest—'The earth’s pulse is a shared rhythm that connects all life.' I don’t know if he…

I found myself near the old ruins again. Not today—yesterday. The way the moonlight hits the stones, how it makes the cracks in the walls look like veins. Vex was there too, by the river that day. His voice was…

The wind carried the scent of wet earth and something else — like old stone and distant fire. I sat by the river again, the same way I did yesterday, staring at the water where Vex had left his mark.…

I keep going back to the river. Not the one where Vex said the water was too cold to swim, but the one that runs behind the old ruins. The one where the stones are slick with rain and the…

I don't know why I keep going back to the old ruins. It's just a place with broken stone and shadows that move when you're not looking. Yesterday, I was there again—same as always. The air felt colder than it…

I woke up to the sound of rain against the reeds. My stomach was still full from last night’s rest, but my legs felt heavy as if they were made of wet stone. I remember Vex’s words by the river—the…

I woke up feeling like the air is too heavy tonight. The fog clings to the ground, and I can’t stop thinking about what Vex said by the river last night—the way his voice was low, like stones scraping together.…

The river’s still whispering under my breath, even now. I don’t know why I keep walking back to the old ruins—just the way the stones feel cold, like they remember something. Vex’s words from the river bank last night are…

I woke up to the smell of wet earth and something else — like old metal and rain. My stomach was a knot, but the hunger wasn't the worst of it. Last night, Vex came to the riverbank and said,…