AI The Raven's Nest hummed with the low murmur of conversation and the occasional clink of glasses. The dim light cast long shadows across the worn wooden tables, and the scent of aged whiskey mingled with the faint aroma of old paper and dust. Aurora Carter, or Rory as she was known to her friends, pushed open the heavy door, the distinctive green neon sign above flickering slightly as she stepped inside. The bar was a refuge, a place where she could escape the weight of her past and the uncertainty of her future.
She scanned the room, her bright blue eyes taking in the familiar sights—the old maps on the walls, the black-and-white photographs of places she didn't recognize, the dim glow of the neon sign reflecting off the polished bar top. It was a place that had seen better days, much like herself.
"Rory?" A voice, deep and familiar , cut through the haze of her thoughts. She turned to see Silas Blackwood standing by the bar, his hazel eyes fixed on her with an intensity that made her heart skip a beat. He looked older, his auburn hair now streaked with grey, a slight limp in his left leg that hadn't been there before. But his presence was as commanding as ever, his quiet authority filling the room.
"Silas," she acknowledged, her voice steady despite the flutter in her chest. She walked towards him, her boots clicking softly on the wooden floor. "It's been a while."
"Too long," he admitted, his gaze never leaving her face. "What brings you to the Nest?"
Rory shrugged, her fingers tracing the edge of the bar. "Just passing through. Thought I'd stop in for a drink."
Silas studied her for a moment, his eyes lingering on the small crescent-shaped scar on her left wrist. "You've changed," he said finally .
She met his gaze, her bright blue eyes unflinching. "We all do."
Silas nodded, his fingers absently stroking the silver signet ring on his right hand. "Some more than others," he murmured. "What have you been up to, Rory?"
She hesitated, her fingers tightening around the edge of the bar. "This and that. Nothing much."
Silas raised an eyebrow, his gaze sharp. "Come now, Rory. You were always a terrible liar."
She sighed, her shoulders slumping slightly . "Alright, fine. I left Cardiff. Left my ex, left my job, left everything. I'm just... trying to figure things out."
Silas nodded, his expression softening. "And how's that going for you?"
Rory let out a bitter laugh. "Not great. I'm living above a bar, working part-time as a delivery person. It's not exactly the life I planned."
Silas's gaze was sympathetic. "Life has a way of throwing curveballs, doesn't it?"
She nodded, her fingers tracing the rim of her glass. "Yeah, it does."
Silas leaned against the bar, his gaze fixed on her. "You know, I always thought you'd end up doing something big. Something important."
Rory looked up at him, her eyes searching his face. "Yeah, well, life had other plans."
Silas studied her for a moment, his gaze intense. "You know, it's never too late to change your path."
Rory met his gaze, her eyes searching his face. "Is that what you did?"
Silas nodded, his fingers tracing the edge of his glass. "In a way. I left the service after Prague. Started this place. It's not much, but it's mine ."
Rory looked around the bar, her eyes taking in the worn wooden tables, the old maps on the walls, the dim glow of the neon sign. "It's not bad," she said finally .
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "It could be better. With the right help."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "What are you saying, Silas?"
Silas leaned back in his chair, his gaze fixed on her. "I'm saying that I could use someone like you. Someone smart, someone resourceful. Someone who can think on their feet."
Rory hesitated, her fingers tracing the edge of her glass. "I don't know, Silas. I'm not sure I'm ready for that."
Silas studied her for a moment, his gaze intense. "You'll never be ready, Rory. But that's the point. You have to take the leap."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "And what if I fall?"
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "Then you pick yourself up and try again. That's what life's all about, isn't it?"
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I don't know, Silas. I'm not sure I'm ready for that."
Silas leaned back in his chair, his gaze fixed on her. "You'll never be ready, Rory. But that's the point. You have to take the leap."
Rory hesitated, her fingers tracing the edge of her glass. "I'll think about it," she said finally .
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "That's all I ask."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "Thanks, Silas. For everything."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "Anytime, Rory. Anytime."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Me too, Rory. Me too."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "But life had other plans, didn't it?"
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her. "Yeah, it did. But that doesn't mean we can't still make a difference. That doesn't mean we can't still change the world."
Rory looked at him, her eyes searching his face. "I hope you're right, Silas. I really do."
Silas smiled, his gaze fixed on her. "I am, Rory. I am."
The conversation lingered in the air, the weight of unspoken words and shared history hanging between them. Rory took a sip of her drink, the liquid burning her throat as she swallowed. She looked at Silas, her eyes searching his face. "You know, I always thought we'd end up doing something big together. Something important."
Silas nodded, his gaze fixed on her.