The Silence of the Past

Prologue

In the silent darkness of a moonless night, a solitary figure walked among the shadows of a forgotten city alley. The sound of his footsteps echoed softly off the damp walls of the buildings, like a distant echo no one would ever hear. He was a man, but little of him remained. His past had consumed him, devoured by a secret too great to reveal. A secret that, after decades, was about to be brought to light. That night, a letter would be sent. And that letter would change everything. It was only a matter of time before the past came back to claim what had been buried.