He didn’t feel pity. He felt recognition. A sudden understanding of what real strength looked like.

He approached slowly, careful not to startle them. Not as someone with answers. Not as someone offering rescue. Just as a man who could no longer walk past.

The children saw him first. The boy straightened, instinctively protective. The girl looked at him with open curiosity.

Ezoic

The woman looked up last.

“Yes?” she asked, her voice calm but guarded.

“I’m sorry,” Daniel said gently. “I don’t want to interrupt. I just wanted to ask if you’re feeling all right.”

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