Marcus POV
I had always known that it would come to this—the day my brother Lucius would awaken, the day the world would finally begin to right itself. It was only a matter of time. I had been waiting for this moment, yearning for it, but when it came... it brought with it the weight of years spent hiding, grieving, and enduring. The kingdom we had once ruled was crumbled to dust, and though Lucius's awakening signals the end of an era of weakness, it also brings with it an overwhelming flood of memories, bitterness, and loss.
