BEYOND YOUR REACH

CHAPTER 45

The dawn broke with a muted light, casting a pale glow over the remnants of the battlefield. Leon stood at the edge of the camp, the chill of the morning air biting at his skin as he watched the sun slowly rise. It felt surreal that just a day ago, they had been embroiled in chaos and bloodshed. Now, the world seemed eerily quiet, the calmness a stark contrast to the tumult of the previous day.

As the camp began to stir, Leon took a moment to gather his thoughts. He had spent the night wrestling with the weight of their losses and the responsibility of leadership that had been thrust upon him. Clara and Anthony were busy strategizing their next moves, but Leon needed to address something within himself—his past.

His thoughts drifted back to the time before the conflict had ignited, when he had been a different man, one more carefree and innocent. He had grown up amidst stories of glory and honor, but those tales had also been tinged with shadows—whispers of a family that had once been