Chapter 557: Fear Unraveled
Sam said nothing.
"But I have a suspicion I know what's going through your head," Brynhild said. "You're trying your best not to cry right now. I know you're still in shock. Still in disbelief. And I think underneath all of that, underneath the numbness, there is one fear that sits louder than the rest." She looked in her direction. "You're afraid that if Tobias dies, you won't know what to do with yourself. That you'll be left carrying the regret that the man in the story carried. That you'll spend the rest of your life counting the times you pushed him away."
Sam's jaw tightened at that.
"You've always fought it," Brynhild said. "You've always been fighting it, always keeping the distance. And I'm not saying that to judge you. I understand why. While it may sound irrelevant to some people, it's not to you."
