|Kairos|
A sharp pulse of pain exploded behind my eyes as I clenched them shut, my vision blurring. My head spun, the world tilting beneath my feet, but I forced myself forward. The docks weren’t far now—just a little more, and I’d reach the port where Eldric had uncovered a lead on the missing ship.
But before I could take another step, a sharp, blinding pain lashed through my skull. My body, battered and exhausted, finally gave in.
Darkness swallowed me before I even hit the ground.
I should have seen this coming.
Days without sleep, relentless searching, and the unbearable weight of frustration pressing against me like an iron vice—it was only a matter of time before something cracked.
Turns out, it was me.
The last thing I remembered was entering the dense forest, my boots crunc
