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Chapter 29 :The Last Refuge

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The further they went into the sacred grove, the more alive it was—alive not merely the way living things were, but aware. The ancient trees leaned with a sense that nudged Aria's mind, their words swirling around her like ideas on the wind. She did not really hear them in words, but in emotional cadence, warnings wrapped in memory. They had known what was coming. Perhaps they'd known all along.

"This way," Aria panted, trusting the feeling that guided her feet over vision. Leaves and moss carpeted the ground, soft as a cradle, but hues hummed just under the veil. Every step led them closer to the center of the grove—closer to the place where fate would finally unfurl.

Kale stepped alongside her, a soothing presence in the troubled sea of power. Behind them walked those whom they had trusted most: Sarah, the healer, grave and watchful; Elena holding little Sage close in her arms, the child strangely quiet; Marcus limping but unyielding; and thirty others. T

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