Costa del Sol blazed with rumors.
"Somebody tore down the poster."
"I head them say he's back."
"But he died five years ago."
"He was at the festival. Stalking Lily."
"She's a disturbed child. She was seeing things. Probably a fellow who looked like him."
"But the poster."
"That thing was years old."
"And so are the transgressions. Just leave it."
"You don't understand. If he's still alive... he's got something coming to him."
Somewhere up the shore and far away, a man walked alone. His robes, several sizes too big for him, billowed in the wind.Â
Stormclouds rolled with the waves. Rain applauded the sand and water. Soon, he stopped, looking out at the roiling waves with a detached, amused look on his face.
"Selfish." He scoffed at the sea, then smiled. "Not sure what I can do about that, Eduard. Everyone's selfish." He worked his hands into his pockets, bowed his head, and kept walking. "I can't do a thing. Not a thing."
Wineport wasn't far. But it was farther, if you walked. Perhaps days, at this pace.
It wasn't like he had anywhere else to be.
"Somebody tore down the poster."
"I head them say he's back."
"But he died five years ago."
"He was at the festival. Stalking Lily."
"She's a disturbed child. She was seeing things. Probably a fellow who looked like him."
"But the poster."
"That thing was years old."
"And so are the transgressions. Just leave it."
"You don't understand. If he's still alive... he's got something coming to him."
Somewhere up the shore and far away, a man walked alone. His robes, several sizes too big for him, billowed in the wind.Â
Stormclouds rolled with the waves. Rain applauded the sand and water. Soon, he stopped, looking out at the roiling waves with a detached, amused look on his face.
"Selfish." He scoffed at the sea, then smiled. "Not sure what I can do about that, Eduard. Everyone's selfish." He worked his hands into his pockets, bowed his head, and kept walking. "I can't do a thing. Not a thing."
Wineport wasn't far. But it was farther, if you walked. Perhaps days, at this pace.
It wasn't like he had anywhere else to be.
