Rowan shuddered and took a few steps back uncontrollably. He would have collapsed if not for a stone chair appearing behind him, and he sat down ungracefully on it.
His consciousness hurt when he tried to piece together all the details of his life and how his one simple decision had changed everything he knew to be the truth.
Was it possible that perhaps everything that was happening was beyond his control, and his Fate and Destiny were never his own?
"I don't... Understand," he whispered, his eyes red as he looked at the boy who observed him in silence.
At the moment, Rowan almost wished the boy were laughing at him; it might take the sting of this revelation away, but the boy remained in silence before sighing,
"I told you… You played with forces beyond your control, and the power of End is such that every change you make is severe and permanent."
