Healing under the Olive Groves

The private olive pavilion at the southern promontory of Drakos Island had been a sacred family sanctuary for over two centuries. Gnarled, silver-leafed olive trees, planted by Nikos's great-great-grandfather after the Greek War of Independence, formed a protective canopy of shade against the dazzling Mediterranean sun. Below the terrace, turquoise waves broke lazily against white limestone sea caves, their rhythmic sigh echoing like a timeless heartbeat. Hector Drakos had visited…