Legacy stood in the silence like someone learning how to exist inside pain.Nothing moved around her, yet her entire body remained in motion. Small corrections passed through her legs constantly, invisible shifts that kept her from losing balance. Her knees were never fully straight now. They stayed slightly bent, holding tension like a secret her body refused to release.Her thighs burned with a deep, steady ache.It was not sharp anymore. Sharp pain could be answered. This was different. It sat inside the muscle like weight, permanent and patient, reminding her that exhaustion had settled in long ago and had no intention of leaving.She drew in a slow breath.Even that felt heavy.Her ribs expanded reluctantly, chest tight from effort that had not stopped for longer than she could measure. Sweat had dried against her skin only to return again, a constant cycle of heat and cooling that left her feeling both restless and drained.She focused on the floor beneath her feet.Ground.Bala