As I sit here upon the grass in the outskirts of Vallaki, Joachim's name echos in my mind. Four years spent in darkness, yet I feel responsible for his downfall from grace. Could I have prevented it if I had just stopped everything and focused on him? Am I truly at peace after being told Dalia is no more?
So much time spent away, yet there is always something that needs to be done. A task that needs to be completed. Something to focus my mind on to stave the never-ending clawing of madness on my mind.
