[: Sidney POV :]
I couldn't keep track of how long I had been crying.
It felt like an eternity and it was one of the most longest time I had ever cried.
It was mixed tears of happiness and sadness at the same time.
The anguish that poured out was relentless, reaching a point where my exhausted body could no longer produce any more tears.
I was drained, emotionally spent, and before I knew it, I succumbed to sleep.
In the arms of slumber, something miraculous happened.
I never imagined that amidst the turmoil of my waking life, I could find peace in the realm of a dream.
For years, my sleep had been nothing but a realm haunted by relentless nightmares.
It was a continuation of the torment I endured under the oppressive rule of the Noble.
But this time, it was different.
The dream was a respite, a sanctuary of peace unlike anything I had ever known before.