Scarlet’s POV“The terrain is getting hilly. We’ll reach Phantom Moon in about thirty minutes,” the driver said, her eyes focused on the winding road ahead.I nodded quietly from the back seat. Beside me sat Bella, who was bright, efficient, and always brimming with energy. She had been transferred to serve as my deputy for this case. In the third seat, leaning against the window, was Ace.He looked fragile.The weeks of stress, pain, and trauma had worn him down to skin and bone. His shoulders were hunched, his eyes hollow. He had said little during the ride, just silent stares out the window and the occasional twitch of discomfort. He couldn’t bear the confined space of the ambulance, so I had requested that he ride with us. It was better this way.Then, softly, his voice broke the silence.“What kind of place is Phantom Moon?”Bella perked up, eager to fill the quiet. “I have heard it’s one of the most beautiful places in the kingdom,” she said. “Mountains, sea, plains… it has every
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