When a flower blooms, it can take weeks, sometimes months—some take a year, others only a few days.
But when it finally does, it blossoms into something breathtaking, full of life, capable of attracting anyone who lays eyes on it. Its scent doesn't just linger in the air—it clings to the mind, leaving behind a calmness that soothes everything around it.
Yet, there are flowers that do more than bring peace.
Some can drive a person mad… or awaken something far deeper.
Kael gazed at such a flower. Though it had already bloomed, this particular one had just experienced something extraordinary—something that gave it a second radiance.
Her body lay still on the table, chest rising and falling in a soft, peaceful rhythm. A faint smile graced her lips, as if all the burdens of the world had vanished like a forgotten nightmare. In her slumber, the dream was reality, and reality the lie.
