THE EYE OF BETRAYAL “The deepest cuts are self-inflicted, etched with love’s betrayal.”Night had fallen. Lanterns cast golden pools on the sanctuary’s stone paths. Snow drifted quietly beyond the walls—winter settling in. Yet inside, a storm brewed.Elara paced the Hall of Maps, torchlight trembling across old alliance charts. At her side, Lerder watched, jaw clenched.Elara (quiet but firm): “Rhys found Eluna’s cloak. Hidden in the herb store.”Lerder’s wolf-eyes flickered with confusion. “So Eluna…?”She laid the cloak on the table. “We don’t know yet. But she’s unaccounted for.”Lerder took a long breath. “Then we find her.”Elara nodded. Their roles as leader and protector now blurred into siblings in a search of trust.Outside the chamber, Rhys waited—shoulders slumped, guilt in his eyes. Elara emerged.Elara (soft): “What else did you see?”Rhys swallowed, voice hoarse. “Nothing. But I—I thought I smelled you on it.”Elara nodded, heart heavy. “Could you lead me to where you f
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