WITHIN A SKY OF THORNS

The stars hung low in the sky, casting shifting shadows across the land. A stifling wind whistled through the barren trees, their branches twisting towards the heavens like skeletal fingers. Underneath this desolate landscape, a lone figure wandered. Their footsteps were soft, swallowed by the hissing thorns that covered the ground. Each thorn was

Society frequently finds itself cloaked in a veil of morality. This construct, woven from beliefs, serves to guide our actions. Yet, beneath this perceived veil, a layered reality often exists. Individuals are driven by a spectrum of factors, some legal and others obscured. This intersection of principle and human nature can give rise to a fascina