Dawnlark Plains seasons

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it was not a long shadow that loomed over him.

it was a light, but not one from the sun. not one that would guide him to some heaven or salvation. one that blinded and haunted.

he wanted distance between them. not physical, but emotional. mentally. he did not know her, she had not spoke, and already he wedged a wall between them.

he could not disappoint another one. he could not feed into his failures.

blue eyes considered her with a long and wary look.