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The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 110•
Ashley The Old Woods of Quietus had a strange air about it. It tasted a little like some age-old sadness and otherworldly evil. For some reason, when I stepped into it, I could feel the weight of the crime that had been committed there, and the pain of those who had been unfortunate enough to get caught in its darkness. In the forest, it was as though I had been flung into an entirely new world. The birds no longer chirped; the air sounded like far-away cacophony of wails. Everything about it appeared so twisted, that it was hard to imagine that it was once referred to as the most beautiful forest in the world. Every step I took into it felt like sinking into an ocean and getting pulled deeper and deeper until I was wholly submerged. Trapped.I let down my hood. If whatever spirit that resided here had been looking for me, it was better to make myself easier to find. “Hello?” I called out into the silence in a move that could have only been described as foolishly bold.Something pa
The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 109•
Ashley Getting away from Zane was one thing, but leaving the territory and crossing the borders unnoticed was another. Clara and her scouts had long gone already, which meant that I was likely to still end up crossing paths with them and had to be careful. When I reached the border, the guards stationed there both bowed.“Your Highness,” they greeted.I nodded in response. “Thank you guards. I'm headed outside of the borders.”The two guards glanced at themselves. “How far past the borders? We were ordered to not let anyone wander too far, for their own safety.”I waved my hand in a circular motion, feigning a little nonchalance. “I’m well aware. I don't mean to disrupt your jobs, but there's a special herb that I need to get. It's very important, and it just can't wait. That's why I'm setting out to get it.”They glanced at each other again. It was probably strange ftir the Lycan Queen to be going on such tasks by herself.I chuckled to clear the tension in the air, as well as to
The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 108•
Ashley The days that followed came with more news concerning the supposed darkness spreading from the woods Zane and Zanzi had visited. Apparently the origin of the spread was a well-known site known as the Old Woods of Quietus.It was known to be cursed, but never had its evil reached so far beyond its borders. Before, people could avoid it by not going through it, but now it seemed that it was no longer having that.Zane sent out scouts to assess the area and check for clues as to what could have gone wrong. However, the main thing I was focused on was the fact that Zane claimed to have seen the prophecy in those woods I wanted to go there as well, but I knew that Zane wouldn't allow me to if he was aware of it. So the only solution I had was quite simple—not tell him at all. If he could keep me in the dark about his plans with Zanzi, then I had every right to also go there in order to find answers to my questions.I had grown tired of other people being aware of things concerning
The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 107•
JaceDAYS BEFOREThe bed creaked in protest as I reached for the leather-bound journal which had turned into a close companion for the last couple of weeks. Forbidden knowledge had been inked into every page with intentionality I could only thank the author for. I opened to the page I had dog-eared for days, sinking into the information there. Initially, I had been a little skeptical about some of the things written in the book, because the amount of detail which had gone into it seemed too good to be true. So to test its authenticity, I had sent Lucas to a location that up until that time, had been nothing but a myth to me: the Old Woods of Quietus.The forest was said to have once been a lush expanse of land with a beautiful population of wildlife until it was tainted by a terrible action committed within it close to a hundred years ago. A woman of high status, or maybe a princess, had been on her way back home from a neighbouring territory and has to take a path through the fores
The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 106•
Ashley Hours later, Zane finally came to in the quiet of the night. I was by his side in a chair, traversing a light sleep, and I felt his hand tap my face blindly. I had to send the other healers home so that they could rest, but Alicia remained, although she had also taken one of the empty rooms of the centre so she could get some rest.I caught Zane's hand, bringing it down and moving closer to him. “I'm here, Zane.”His hand tightened over mine, and he sighed in relief. “Good. You're safe.” He relaxed on the bed once again. “You're safe.”“Yes I am. What happened to you?” I started asking. “Where did you go?” I didn't plan on asking so many questions but my mouth worked faster than my mouth. He blinked twice before giving me a response. There was still a trace of confusion in his expression. “I don't even know where we went. It all just felt…wrong.”“What do you mean?”“The prophecy. It was written somewhere deep in the woods northwest from here, close to the Hidden Mountains. T
The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 105•
Ashley If not for the hunger pangs that nearly caused me to fall to the knees right in the middle of the villa, I wouldn't have found myself in bed in the middle of the afternoon with a bowl of warm chicken soup. If I fell unconscious when Zane returned, it wasn't going to help me learn what happened and where he went with Zanzi. I wanted my eyes to be wide open when he got back so that I could ask all of my questions with a clear mind.A knock came on the door and I went to answer it. “Give me a moment.”. I slipped into more modest pants and closed my robe fully before opening the door.Clara's face was tight with an emotion I couldn't place, but it didn't seem to spell anything good. “Ashley,” she simply said, reaching past the door and grabbing my hand to pull me along with her, “there's no time, come and see.”“What's going on?” I asked, making sure to shut the door as we left. The urgency in her voice was enough to make my heart sink even further in my chest.“Zane and Zanzi ar
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