Elowen’s POV It began, not with a roar, but with the insidious, mesmerizing sound of flames. Not the chaotic devourment of a raging wildfire, but the soft, insistent crackle of something ancient—slow-burning, steady, patient, like a heart beating deep within the earth. I opened my eyes, and found myself standing in a place utterly alien, yet strangely familiar. The world around me shimmered with an ethereal glow, like moonlight on undisturbed water. The trees, tall and impossibly slender, were crafted from pale, polished silver, their leaves rustling with a delicate, almost musical whisper, each rustle a secret shared on the wind. Above, the sky was a deep, impossible violet, a tapestry woven with stars like molten gold, scattered across its vast expanse like glittering jewels. The air, cool and crisp, carried the faint, sweet scent of something ancient and wild. I was barefoot. The ground beneath my feet was soft, yielding like moss, yet it hummed with an undeniable, resonant po
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