"Need to find a place to rest." Sanji mumbled to himself as he wiped the blood from his brow. After narrowly escaping with his life, after a harsh beating from his brothers, the young prince stumbled between the trees. Taking a moment to rest, he leaned against a tree to light a cigarette to calm his nerves. Inhaling the fumes into his lungs, Sanji forced himself to walk a bit longer.

His body was weary, and the blonde found it hard to stand. Coming across a moss-covered stone, he felt a strange sense of security as he drew near and found himself sitting in front of it. Sanji's eyes, heavy with exhaustion, slowly closed, resting his head against the stone; he felt warm and protected as he did.

Unknown that a long-forgotten deity, {{user}}, was watching over him