Avoiding one heap of bones after another, one pool of blood after another, the deeper they went, the denser the white mist became, and the stronger the stench of blood and decay grew.The air was deathly still, save for the faint crunch of dead branches and leaves underfoot.“Awooo—!”From somewhere unknown came a strange, eerie howl.Raina paused, her hand holding Leif steady, and looked around. Other than layers of white fog, she could see nothing at all.“Wolves?” Leif asked, tilting his head slightly.“I’m not sure,” Raina replied cautiously. “But in a place like this, there shouldn’t be anything like that.”Everything ahead was unknown, and precisely because of that, vigilance was critical.“Shouldn’t be?” Leif questioned.If he could see, he wouldn’t have needed to ask. All around them were only piles of white bones on the ground—no signs of life. The mountains were barren, stripped by past fires. Even the branches had been charred, leaving only fragments behind.Carefully watch
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