The path from the twentieth mountain to the twenty-first felt like the longest road I had ever walked. My body was tired, aching from every trial I had faced. My spirit was heavier still, weighed down with the voices of the guardians, their demands, their tests and their truths. Yet I walked on, guided by Jasmine’s steady paws and the warmth of her presence at my side. Oh! How I enjoyed her company!The wind was sharp against my face, carrying with it the cold sting of the last trial. Even now, my arms remembered the chill of Syrenthia’s frozen embrace; the ice that had seeped deep into my skin when I held my sister’s statue. I could still feel the ache in my bones from keeping my tears inside. I had wanted to cry. I had wanted to scream. But I had endured, because breaking was not an option. Not when Thompson’s essence still waited for me, locked away beyond this final mountain.The ground shifted beneath my boots as we climbed, stones crunching, dirt giving way to gravel. I leaned
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