Reunion

——Entrance to the Heavenly Inversion Tower

Lyle crouched on the cobblestones, still hazy with morning mist, and stifled a yawn.

“Isn’t this a little too early to be up?”

The sky overhead had only just begun to fade from deep blue.

Kai leaned against the wall with his arms crossed and his eyes closed.

I thought he was asleep, but every so often his eyelids would part slightly, and he’d glance toward the entrance.

“Better than coming up empty-handed.”

Elena replied calmly, straightening the hem of her cloak.

Our white breath dissolved into the morning air.

I silently watched the tower entrance...