The Vaelthorne carriage rolled through the dense forest that swallowed the path to the ancestral estate. Trees, twisted with age and forgotten magic, leaned inward, as if whispering secrets. The road was rarely traveled—its silence broken only by the steady clatter of hooves and the occasional cry of a raven overhead.Inside the carriage, Seraphine sat across from Alaric, her hands clutched nervously in her lap. She wore a dark velvet gown, simple but elegant, the fabric chosen by Maika herself to honor the old ways. Alaric’s hand reached across, folding over hers.“You’re trembling,” he said gently.“I am nervous, would they like me? can i face their judgement?” she whispered with a faint smile.“You’ve faced worse. You’ve faced me,” he answered, the corner of his mouth twitching into a rare smirk. “Just stay by my side.”As they passed through the old iron gates, the mansion emerged—tall, cold, and brooding, like a ghost risen from time. Its grey stone walls bore the scars of old wa
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