Amidst the chaos of battle, a towering knight, his armor stained with blood, stands motionless as a small, delicate girl reaches out to him. Her silver hair glows under the dim light, her tiny hands offering a single fragile flower. The battlefield, once filled with rage and steel, now witnesses a silent confrontation between innocence and war. The knight, his sword still dripping red, hesitates. In that fleeting moment, the world pauses—will he embrace the warmth of mercy, or has the war already consumed what remains of his soul?
A Flower in the Shadow of War