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Chapter 26: Roads of Shadow
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2026-06-14 18:00:04The forest closed in around us immediately.
Tall trees with thick canopies blocked out most of the sky, turning the bright daylight into a dim green twilight. The ground was soft with moss and fallen leaves, the air cool and still, heavy with the scent of damp earth and growing things.
We moved in single file, following a narrow track that wound its way upward through the hills. It was not a road, not even a proper path, just a faint line marked on the old maps, a route that had
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