After talking with Gabrielle, Irene, and Rose, I stepped away from the Leonamon's garden for a bit, figuring I needed some space to breathe and clear my head.
The moment I got far enough, I stopped for a second and just stood there. The air felt different outside the garden, cooler, lighter, brushing against my skin in a way that felt almost refreshing. It wrapped around me slowly, like it was trying to settle me down, like it was the only thing around me that still felt normal.
For a moment, I just let myself take it in.
At this point, it felt like there were still too many things I didn't fully understand. Things I wanted to figure out, things that kept bothering me in the back of my mind no matter how much I tried to ignore them.
Ayuru was one of those things.
