Piper’s birthday

 "On Piper’s birthday, Leo was in the Elder Realm and couldn’t return in time.

She pretended not to be sad, smiling at her children, but when night fell, she quietly went out to the porch alone.

Suddenly, on the old wooden table, a white lily bloomed — the flower that Leo had picked the first time he confessed his love to her.

Below was a line of words engraved in light:

“No matter where I am, my heart still chooses to stay with you.”

Piper gently placed her hand on her chest and smiled softly:

“I know.”"