I have built you a small cottage in my heart—a place I wished to be a refuge for your soul. Its door, sadly, does not obey me. At times, it swings open to the most distant of strangers, and other times, it closes to those I love most. I struggled to fix it, but in the end, I learned to accept it as it is. It remains open for you, always. I have hung serenity on its walls, and in its corners, I planted candles. There are shadows where no light ever reaches—do not venture there alone. As for the mess, it is my old companion. And if the place feels cold to you, know that I have kindled a fire in its heart, burning with the weary wood of my soul."
-Liam Hammer's Diaries.
