~LUCIEN~
I have let the ring stay out of my hands for way too long.
Even when I had Athena by my side, I was so swallowed up in her and Mars that I let William handle it on his own.
That was a mistake on my side.
One I need to make up for, and very fast.
Yet, with that resolve sewed in my heart and in my mind and seeing as I have nothing else to do out here, the night is too magical to head back inside so soon.
The tides are calm and nearly mesmerizing.
The smell of the sea calms me down now that I know where that sense of uneasiness was coming from.
The breeze is gentle on my face and the moonlight makes the water look like it’s glowing.
Almost like how the Ave tree glows, however, this pales in comparison to it.
After spending nearly an hour outside, I head back inside. I
