Thalia "Who is that who wishes to cross our barriers alone?" Their words echoed in my ears, like the wind howling through ancient trees. I looked up, startled, my breath catching in my throat. I was surrounded. At first I thought it was just voices but now I could see actual people. They were different. They were unique. I hadn’t seen or heard them arrive, yet here they stood, hundreds of them. Quiet, still, and powerful. It was like they had just stepped out of thin air, summoned by something beyond my understanding. I turned slowly, my eyes darting from one direction to another. Four distinct groups surrounded me, each standing in one corner of an invisible square, as though the elements themselves had come to bear witness. To my right and in front stood men, women, and even children cloaked in sea-blue robes that shimmered like the surface of a calm ocean under the moonlight. The symbol of a wave curled over their hearts, stitched in glowing thread that pulsed faintly w
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