"Till we meet again, Xiao."
At first, I just continued walking, but then I stopped, whipping my head around.
When did I tell him my name?!
Turning around, I expected to see the smiling bard, but instead, I was only met with the wind and the scent of cecilias.
Where did he go? I didn't even sense him move. He just disappeared.
Walking back to the place where he had been standing, I try searching for clues, only to find a single stalk of Cecilia.
"Well, it's obvious who this belongs to. But, where is the owner?" I mutter to myself.
I continue my search for another hour, getting nowhere. Realizing how late it is, and how tired I am, I decide to go home and get some sleep. Collapsing from lack of sleep wouldn't help me with the search either.
Getting back to Wangshu Inn, I collapse on my bed.
"Now comes another night of nightmares."
I had been having nightmares for years, probably a side effect of the karmic debt.
"How I wish for just one good night's sleep."
But I know that won't come. I have done too much for these nightmares to leave me alone.
As I resign myself to my fate and drift off to sleep, I seem to hear a soft melody.
Is that lullaby? Just how tired am I to imagine something like that?
And so, along with the gentle sound of a lyre, I drift off to sleep.
For once a peaceful sleep, without nightmares.
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Falling for You
FanfictionHe just stood there, on the edge of the cliff, playing the lyre for hours. At first, I thought maybe I should pull him back. Humans are fragile after all. Falling off a cliff that high would certainly kill one. But I didn't. I got too absorbed in hi...
