β€œIt would be nice to stay up here forever, without seeing anyone, without having to go down to the valley again.”

Here is the sentiment that had made him dream of a home away from the world. Only now did I understand, I had two fathers. The first was the stranger with whom I had lived 20 years in the city. The second was the mountain father, whom I had only glimpsed, yet known better.

β€” Pietro in Le Otto Montaigne, 2022