Seeing that he likely needed some time alone, Serena left not long after.
Kain sat in his office for a seemingly endless amount of time—potentially an entire day had passed, maybe even more. Time he'd spent internally wrestling with what to do next.
He sat alone in the dark, only with the faint light coming from the hallway streaming in through the edges of the closed door, with his arms folded, jaw clenched.
The photo of Airalai—his long-lost sister—was clutched in his hand. He'd promised Bridge and the others that they were all family, heck, they even all took on the same last name. He'd promised that he would protect the orphanage family, but now he was wrestling with the fact… does Airalai count? What if her existence brought more danger to the family?
