FORGING THE STORMLINEBianca’s POVThe dawn crept through narrow windows of the war‑hall, pale light illuminating scrolls, runes, and the twin‑crescent blade resting atop the central dais. I walked into the chamber, boots echoing faintly on the stone floor, cloak drawn tight. The air smelled of ash and fresh ink, the scent of rebuilding as much as battle.Around me, the warriors and ward‑mages stirred. That old fear, the one that haunted the valley since the First Fall, had shifted. It had not vanished, but it no longer held dominion.Serena turned from the blade, her face serious yet resolute. “Today we forge our line,” she said. “Not merely between us, but across the land.” I nodded, stepping forward with maps in my hand. “The stormline expands. It touches every ridge, river, and ruin we claimed.”Azelia and Bianca joined us. Azelia held a staff etched with fresh runes; Bianca carried a lantern glowing with moon‑silver light. The four of us formed the center of the forging.I laid
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