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Chapter 43: Morning Promises

Author: zeh_nyx
last update publish date: 2026-07-09 11:57:07

Pearl woke just before sunrise.

For a few quiet moments, she stayed where she was, listening to the familiar sounds outside her tent. The wind moved gently through the trees, someone turned over in their sleep a few tents away, and birds had already begun filling the valley with soft morning calls. After everything Orathyn had shown them, the ordinary sounds felt strangely comforting.

She slipped out of her tent, wrapped her jacket around herself, and walked toward the fire pit. Only a few glow
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