Echoes of an Empire

Valen

The coffee had gone cold, but I didn’t even notice it until I was halfway through the mug. I’d been out on the porch for almost an hour, just standing there, watching the mountains shift. The mug lost its warmth, and so did everything from my old life the day I chose this one instead.

Not that I regret it. That’s the weird part. I’ve told Kaelia a thousand times, probably more, that it’s com