It was during one of her solo winter walks, through the snow-covered streets and past the whispering walls of the old town, that she stumbled upon him – Elijah. He was standing by the frozen lake, his back to her, lost in the gaze of the ice-skating children. There was something about his posture, a certain stillness, that drew Aria in. She felt an inexplicable pull, as if the universe had conspired to bring them together.