El

The Shadowvale was one of those places you entered and never left. If you did manage to leave, you were different. You entered the Vale if you were desperate. If your farm was rotting or your family was dying and the only salvation was magic.

They say I'm
in-
no-
cent
Not because I'm
not
guilty
But because I'm
somehow
not
experienced?
not
spoiled?
by the world
Maybe I am
in-
no-
cent
But simply because I will
not
swear will

One day in September
I’ll build a rocketship or maybe
a pair of wings
(you know I’ve always wanted to fly)
and I’ll soar off into space
faster than this earth can hold me.
I’ll watch the sun fall away and then
I’ll leave.