Juliette’s POV: The first light came quietly. Soft, hesitant, brushing across the treetops like a whisper. The world smelled of damp earth, pine, and something else.. freedom.I opened my eyes slowly. For the first time in what felt like lifetimes, I didn’t feel the weight of the land pressing through me. The Warrior still hummed beneath my ribs, a gentle pulse, like a heartbeat finally at rest.The chamber was gone. The spiral of sigils, the stone walls, the witnesses… all had faded into the forest itself. Roots peeked through cracks, moss softened every edge, and sunlight poured through the canopy in golden threads, catching dust motes that danced like embers suspended in air.Bryan knelt beside me, his hand warm against mine. “You… you really did it,” he whispered, awe threaded through exhaustion.Liora was laughing softly, tears slipping down her cheeks, catching in the morning light. She hugged me so tight I could barely breathe. “You brought it back. You..” she stopped, shaking
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