Chapter 21: The Goddess's WhisperKael's POVHer hand was cold in mine, trembling like a bird with a broken wing. But she'd made her choice, and that was all that mattered. I'd waited five years for this moment, five years of exile and transformation and planning and finally, the Blood Moon Goddess's chosen vessel had come to me willingly."Come," I said gently, guiding her deeper into the forest. "We don't have much time before they notice you're gone."Liora stumbled over a root, still weak from whatever the Council had put her through. I caught her arm, steadying her against my side. She was so fragile, so breakable, but I could feel the power sleeping beneath her skin like a banked fire waiting for kindling."Where are we going?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper."To sanctuary. To answer. To the truth about what you really are."We walked in silence for several minutes, moving deeper into the ancient woods that surrounded the Northern Border territory. These trees had w
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