Lydia’s POVThe forest enveloped Lydia.Not in the gentle manner like familiar woods greeting a traveler, but with a wild, natural force—each shadow seemed to pull at her sleeves, murmuring, You aren't meant for where you came from. You belong here.Rael moved ahead of her, as quiet as smoke, the hood of his cloak dampened by the mist. The moon was declining, pale and weary, yet its light somehow increased his presence with his figure rough and exploiting, his scent rich with pine resin and somewhat frightening.Lydia maintained a cautious distance behind him, walking gently, her senses alert and heightened. Every few steps, she felt the forest shift. Not in sight, but in the way her wolf stirred within her chest, restless and aware.It recognizes this place, she thought.Or perhaps the place recognizes it.Branches parted as though drawn by Rael's presence, showing a valley buried into the landscape like a wound. Countless numbers of shining fires blazed below. Figures moved restless
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