Chapter 301 – Imperfections
Kaden didn't quite understand the Mark of Burden. Not in the literal sense of the term, but rather, he couldn't wrap his head around the fact that he would now shoulder the burden and the will of those who deemed him worthy.
That was… an interesting thing. But it also spawned questions inside his head nonstop.
How did it work? How was it possible for him to shoulder the burden of others? And most importantly… why should he even do that?
He already had enough burdens of his own. Increasing them meant thickening the chains binding him. And the thicker the chain, the sharper the dagger that would shred his heart when everything went south.
Considering all of this…
He would rather not take the burdens of anyone.
Life was hard for everyone, after all.
Sighing, and unable to understand anything concrete about the mark, Kaden decided to set it aside, knowing full well a time would come when he would learn more about it.
Still…
