Chapter 220 – Fairy
Kaden listened quietly to the words pouring out of Sora's mouth. Her lyrics.
Words of fire. Words of blood. Words of death. Words of pride. Words of dream.
He listened intently, realizing that this was Sora at her deepest.
This was Sora unveiling herself to the world… to him. She was showing him who she truly was, beyond the name of Asterion.
And remembering Asael's words about the importance of listening… Kaden listened.
Everything else in his mind became irrelevant as he gave his full attention to this young woman who was finally breaking free of the golden cage she had built inside her own heart.
He listened as Sora sang of her childhood, of the grandeur of the Asterion line and of the crushing weight of being the sun of an entire empire.
He listened as she revealed how singing had saved her life, how it gave her strength to endure the suffocating duties and endless obligations she was bound to.
