The morning came shrouded in a light mist that enveloped the tower's courtyard, like a veil suspended between dream and reality. The air was cold, but clean… and it carried with it the silent promise of a new beginning.
Eren had barely slept. Not out of restlessness, nor fear. But because every time he opened his eyes and found Lissana by his side, a new sensation,” strange, deep, and warm. “took root in his chest and took his breath away.
He watched her in silence, with a devotion. Her eyelashes rested on her cheeks, her breathing was soft, steady… real.
He wondered if all of this was not a cruel dream. If he was still locked in the mauve tower and, upon waking, he would find himself alone in his bed, surrounded by shadows and memories.
But the warmth of her body against his… the soft
