Tarik stood gazing at his new kingdom, reborn and radiant. Everything had changed. It was no longer the place he once knew, the one where he had grown up, with silent hallways and walls marked by the wear of time. And yet, at the same time, it felt as if he had always known it this way. It was different… but it was still his home.
The harmony of the moment was interrupted when someone gently knocked on the door.
“How are you feeling?” asked Leriana from the other side.
“I’m fine,” Tarik replied after a brief pause. “A bit strange, but fine.”
“I’m glad to hear that,” she said as she entered. “Your parents arrived this morning. They want to see you.
Tarik looked up, surprised.
“They’ve arrived? Weren’t they in…?” he stopped mid-sentence. He was going to say home, but realized, with a m
