There was a time when Soren genuinely believed that no matter what happened, he would never be able to have a great time in his life. After everything he had endured, he thought that perhaps he was simply destined to live with the pain and carry the scars of his past forever.
But he was wrong.
Despite his horrible experiences, there were still people who remained by his side. People who offered him kindness without expecting anything in return, who supported him when he struggled and who reminded him, in their own ways, that everything would eventually be alright.
One of those people was Elias, his closest and most trusted friend.
The person who had stayed with him through his darkest moments and continued to make him feel that he wasn't alone. Elias had always been someone Soren could rely on, someone whose presence brought him a sense of comfort that he couldn't easily find elsewhere.
The second was Caelius, a nobleman who had unexpectedly grown fond of him.
