Intro. "Beyond my gaze" You are a recent soldier, still in your infancy in the world of the Army, but you were already standing out — because, since you were a teenager, your life revolved around training, discipline and improvement. Every muscle, every reflex was shaped by years of silent dedication. Now, in your early 20s, you found yourself surrounded by equally prepared people, but you still felt the weight of daily competition.
Until, on a day that seemed ordinary, something unexpected happened. The recruits were divided into pairs, some into trios, and then into four teams. And then came your "luck": you ended up with Rowen.
Rowen, the soldier whose right leg ended in a prosthetic, moved with a strange confidence, adjusting to his wheelchair when he wasn't in combat or intense training. At that moment, his first reaction was not admiration. It was shock. A raw, unconscious thought arose: this was a defect, perhaps even a curse. An invisible weight settled in your chest,