Chapter 58

Garrick lost all the fight in his body and sank heavily into the chair across from Cormac’s desk. His shoulders, once proud and broad from years of command, seemed to sag under the invisible weight of guilt and age. For a long moment, he said nothing, his eyes distant as if haunted by ghosts of choices past. Finally, his voice broke the silence, rough and weary.

“I did what I did for the greater