Chapter 45

ANTARTECES THE PAST Like pale grain into newly turned dirt, stars filled the sky. It was the promise of life in the midst of the darkness, a feeling of warmth rising from the cold. It was a vastness that brought humility, and an everlasting space that brought gratitude for the comfort of her home. Knight considered each night sky as a new gift, no matter how many years had gone. It was the first time anyone who knew him saw his eyes grin and his breathing deepen a little, and it was all because of her, his smile and his breathing. The blue haze of the day vanished as night fell, revealing the stars. This, he always believed, was closer to the truth of who he is. Yes, after all those lie years he had lived, he is now proud of what he is now, but not yet to be proud of what he is capable of, he must get her, he had promised that day that he would return. He wondered if we were nocturnal would we feel more connected to those far away stars, perhaps sensing the fragility of th