The Son of Cyrus; Chapter 8: Dia

We pick up right where our tale left off: CJ Blake finds himself in a castle infirmary, recovering from the wound he sustained in the schoolyard. And while these strange people did save his life, he is far from safe. Whispers linger around him, his name uttered with reverence in a way he does not comprehend. Suspicious eyes scrutinize him, weighing his worth and finding him lacking. But CJ is about to find out that in the midst of his new surroundings, not all faces are unfriendly... Note from the Author: AI was used only to generate the images you see. Everything else was painstakingly hand-crafted over years, from the story to the characters to the world depicted. I'm not a fan of using the images, but they make the most sense for what I'm trying to accomplish: Invite a wider world of people into one of my own creation, especially those who wouldn't usually consider themselves readers.