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chapter Eleven: Into Drelmor vale

Author: Doublejoy
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-11 19:28:40

The forest of Drelmor Vale breathed like a living creature—wet earth, ancient trees, and whispers in the wind that spoke of forgotten blood. The deeper Aria and the others rode into its shadows, the more unnatural it felt. No birds. No animal tracks. Only silence and the distant, throbbing sensation of being watched.

Aria gripped the reins of her black mare tighter. “Are we sure we’re not being followed?”

“We’re being watched,” Varek said from beside her, his tone grim. “But not by the living.”

That didn’t make her feel better.

The scouting party had been kept small. Just five riders: Varek, Kaelen, Aria, and two elite guards. The decision wasn’t for stealth—it was strategy. Too many would attract attention. Too few and they’d risk being overwhelmed.

But Aria hadn’t come to hide.

She had to see.

“What happened here?” she asked, as they passed a burned-out village gate. Charred wood, broken lanterns, shattered pottery—remnants of lives violently cut short.

Kaelen dismounted and knelt b
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