Agonizing waves of pain surged through my heart, as if fiery tendrils were constricting it with an unrelenting grip. I struggled to rise, feeling an immense force pushing against me, but with sheer determination, I mustered the strength to grasp onto the cellar’s edge. I vigorously shake it, and suddenly, two fierce warriors materialize before my eyes. I was desperate to catch a glimpse of Zephyrus, for I believed with every fiber of my being that he held the power to assist me in my time of need. “Do you realize that all of this is just a carefully crafted performance?” I softly whispered, my eyes fluttering and locking in a silent gaze. “The answer eludes us, slipping through our grasp like a wisp of smoke. We are bound by the Queen’s decree from the realm of the future, and we dare