Dawn never came.When Mia opened her eyes, the world was already drenched in twilight, the sky bruised purple and black as though the sun had been swallowed whole. The campfire had died to embers, and the forest pressed close—silent, suffocating, alive.Damian was the first she saw, already awake, crouched near the dying fire with his blade across his knees. His gaze was fixed outward, but his posture was taut, too still. Not guarding—listening.“You feel it too,” Mia whispered, her voice rough.He nodded once, not looking at her. “Day Four.”The words were enough to wake the others. Lysandra stirred with a shiver, her hands glowing faintly as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Kael stretched, but his movements were sharp and restless, like a caged beast pacing. Eryx sat cross-legged, his stones already hovering in a lazy orbit above his palms, their hum cutting the silence like a heartbeat.The Seer alone had not slept at all. She stood at the edge of the camp, robes billowing sligh
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