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Chapter 12: Down Memory Lane
Luxinia and Baelia attempt to understand the Grey Painter as they walk with him through his memories.
Grey Painter
After that… I was alone.
Luxinia
Oh, Oz— I mean… I’m sorry.
Grey Painter
For a while, it was fine. Nyx would send letters and payments from her job…
Grey Painter
And I had my paintings to keep me company.
Grey Painter
But soon I had to start selling them to make ends meet…
Baelia
What do you mean?
Grey Painter
Nyx’s payments stopped coming. And so did her letters.
Grey Painter
That was when I knew I truly had no one left in the world.
Luxinia
I’m so sorry. That must have been hard… No, I know it was. I know exactly what it’s like to be alone.
Baelia
And what it’s like to be different.
Ozzy
*Sniffle*...
Grey Painter
B-but I guess it wasn’t all bad… I did have…
Grey Painter
… … …
Grey Painter
… *Sob*
Baelia
There, there. Let it out…
Grey Painter
…*Sniff!*
Luxinia
What happened next?