CHAPTER 141 — The Northern PulseThe frozen wind cut across the summit, carrying with it the faint acrid smell of scorched frost. Rowan stood atop the eastern tower, her eyes narrowing as she scanned the northern horizon. Shadows flickered in the distance, shapes moving with precision. Fire pulses blinked across the snow like signals, patterns too deliberate to be random.Lyra’s hands glowed faintly beside her, tracing invisible lines in the air. “Rowan… it’s more than before,” she murmured. “The northern forces are organizing. Every fire, every shadow… it moves like Kai, but not perfectly. They’re mimicking him, using his rhythm to guide their formations.”Rowan’s jaw tightened. “Show me.”Lyra extended her senses outward, and Rowan felt the faint tug of Kai’s pulse, fragile yet steady, like a thread stretched across miles. The northern shapes pulsed with it, shadows flickering in response. “They’re probing us,” Lyra said, voice low. “Testing, learning. If we misstep, they’ll know im
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