Escaping the Echoes

"No, it's not a dream. It's true." Valerie looked at Alaric earnestly with tears in her eyes.

Alaric got up and poured water for Valerie, "Wait for me."

Looking at Alaric's back, Valerie suddenly felt as if she was abandoned.

She put her arms around her shoulders tightly, and the cry of the child in the dream seemed to echo in her ears. She couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman, but she co