Chapter 217. Pragmatic

JASON

Tachje, that name alone was heard in the streets, even in the place where I was now, far from the kingdom.

“Come on, Jason, it’s time to get up. Grandpa has already made breakfast, he will bring more coffee in a few minutes…” I heard my grandmother say.

As if I had the strength, of course, I no longer had a clear reason to live, and it was plain to see. When I decided to leave the kingdom that guarded my heart, I left everything that had ever meant anything to me.

Living in this new city was not good for me, contrary to what I had originally thought. I hadn’t talked to anyone for days.

“I brought you these books.” said my grandmother in her usual kind voice. She always brought me stories, songs, old letters to read, which she didn’t do anyway.

I was sorry that I had to work so hard to keep her from falling into depression. I was the one who had to take care of her, not the other way around. That made me feel guilty, and that same heaviness m