Anden
The Sun and the Moon
In an endless game of hide and seek
Anden had spent much of his life searching for a way out for him and Eloise Marie. A hidden pathway through the Evergreen Forest that loomed over his family's inn. To escape the grip of the Kingdom, and the suffering it brought to its people.
Then he woke up in Caido; and suddenly he was discovering all kinds of firsts. With his eyes closed he pictured his nights at VlamVloed's, or his many adventures with Dani, or the time Alina trained him in the forest. Caido was a placed filled with opportunity. Something Anden was starved for before he arrived.
From the Spire, to the Glade, to the forest that lined the Grounds, and even the Artist's Sanctuary, it seemed each passing day Anden found something even more beautiful than the last. Caido never seemed to disappoint.
Standing in the temple surrounded by familiar and unfamiliar faces, listening to voices he knew and some that he didn't, that's when Anden realized.
The Grounds weren't his home.
He may have woken up in the Grounds, but that didn't mean he had to stay there. He didn't have to fight its battles. Anden didn't owe the Grounds anything.
Fighting his way through the crowd in the temple, Anden made his way to the large doors. With a final glance back at the familiar, offered a silent thanks. The Grounds may not be his home, but it was where he learnt to accept who was now.
His shoulder against the door, he pushed through. The world and its many wonders waited for him. Anden spent his former life knowing nothing more than his family's tavern, he wasn't going to waste his new life fighting someone else's war.
The Sun and the Moon
In an endless game of hide and seek
In an endless game of hide and seek
