No Righteous Hero

Lucius POV

We walked in tense silence at first, the forest floor soft with damp moss and fallen leaves crunching under our boots. Sunlight filtered through the dense canopy in scattered golden shafts, birds calling overhead. The air smelled of pine and earth. After several minutes, Nyx finally spoke without looking at me, her tone sharp.

“So what’s so special about her, huh? That little night with