He pulled Rei's diary from his shadow and turned to where he'd left off. Maybe reading would keep his mind from eating itself alive.
He needed something. Anything. A distraction from the mess his life had become in the last twenty-four hours.
The next entry was dated a few months later. No explanation. Just silence between the dates.
'Family issues, maybe.'
He tried to find something funny in that. A joke. A smirk. Anything.
Nothing came.
'Tough crowd.'
He settled his eyes on the page.
"01/05/3024"
"I finally know what freedom feels like."
"Convincing Father took months. I told him I wanted to conquer my own land first, prove myself worthy before inheriting the clan. That's the version he needed to hear. The version that made his eyes light up."
"It was a lie."
"I just want to find my purpose. I want to find her."
