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chapter sixteen :The Hollow Awakens

Author: Doublejoy
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-11 20:49:45

The road to Voldran Hollow was carved through dense forest and winding ridgelines. Every step forward felt like peeling away centuries of silence and secrets. The land whispered warnings in the rustle of the trees, and the crows overhead cried like they remembered blood.

Aria rode at the head of the procession, her wolf senses heightened. The wind carried strange scents—old magic, decay, and something that stirred her instincts into a low growl.

Varek rode beside her, quiet and alert, his sword sheathed but his hand never far from the hilt. Kaelen trailed a few steps behind on horseback, his sharp eyes scanning the treeline.

They hadn’t spoken much since the kiss in the Crescent vault.

There were no more words needed.

They had chosen each other.

Now came the consequences.

“We’re being watched,” Aria murmured.

“I know,” Varek said. “Three scouts. Shadowbound. Fast. Faint.”

Kaelen’s voice drifted in. “They’re not attacking. Yet.”

Aria narrowed her eyes. “They want us to reach the Hollow
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