Firefly Glen these broken walls

cole will fade to the back!

Cole waited in the shadows, his presence a steady, silent anchor amidst the storm of Nephele's fears. He could see the pain etched across her face, the fierce protectiveness she wore as she held her daughters close, as if her embrace alone could shield them from all the sorrows of the world. He watched, a distant yet unwavering figure, as she whispered reassurances, as if willing herself to be enough, to mend what grief had shattered.