Chapter 26 - Elena Gave Sofia The Ring
That evening, Elena called Sofia into her room.
There was a small velvet box on the table.
Sofia recognized it.
“What's that?”
Elena smiled.
“Open it.”
Inside was the silver falcon ring.
Sofia immediately shook her head.
“No.”
Elena laughed.
“You haven't even heard what I'm asking.”
“I can't take this.”
“You're not taking it.”
Elena lifted the ring.
“You're carrying it.”
Sofia's eyes filled with tears.
“But it's yours.”
“It was mine.”
Elena looked at the falcon.
“Now it belongs to the future.”
She placed it in Sofia's hand.
“This family spent generations treating this symbol as proof of status.”
She smiled.
“You showed us it could mean something else.”
“What?”
“Courage.”
Sofia closed her fingers around the ring.
“I don't know if I'm worthy.”
Elena reached for her hand.
“You already proved it.”
Sofia began to cry.
Elena pulled her into an embrace.
“You protected me before you knew I was your family.”
She whispered:
“That is why you are family.”
Sofia held her tightly.
For years, Elena had worn the falcon ring as a symbol of survival.
Now she gave it to the woman who had unknowingly saved her.
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The circle was complete.
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