Location: Nameless Village – Early Morning Mist
Time: 6:03 AM
Kaen stood barefoot in his garden, dew clinging to his soles. He exhaled slowly, letting the cold morning air settle in his chest.
The sprouts he'd planted weeks ago were just starting to break through. Nothing remarkable. No special breed. Just green, stubborn life.
He bent down, brushing soil aside gently from a struggling shoot.
> "You're late," he whispered with a smile. "But you're here."
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Location: Forum City – Public Library, Section 12A
Time: 8:40 AM
Ezra walked through the rows of shelves, stopping in a quiet corner.
The librarian, a new intern, handed him a thin book—no title on the spine.
> "Found this misfiled under 'Fiction,' sir."
Ezra flipped through the pages. Handwritten notes. Observations of everyday people. Lessons woven into anecdotes. No dates. No author name.
On the back cover: a single letter.
K
Ezra didn't smile.
He didn't cry.
He simply nodded and said:
