Gemotions

The doctor's diagnosis had been bleak. A degenerative illness, no cure. But then, on the hospital wall, amongst all the other drawings, he saw it. A fierce, winged lion, a spitting image of his childhood protector, Gryphon. His niece, Sarah, had drawn it.

He sat up straighter in his bed, a sudden energy surging through him. It was a spark of hope in the dark. A secret revealed. The world shifted.

He focused on the drawing, a smile forming on his lips. His future was uncertain, but he was no longer alone.