River POV“We’re here,” I announced quietly.Seraphina and I stood a short distance from the small settlement that rested beneath the mountain hills. The wind swept across the slope, carrying the familiar scents of pine, smoke, and wolves. My hair moved with the breeze as I stared down at the cluster of rough wooden houses scattered across the valley floor.The place looked almost abandoned to outsiders crooked roofs, weather-beaten wood, and thin trails of smoke rising from chimneys but to us rogues, it was the closest thing to a home.Seraphina stepped closer to me, her eyes scanning the village below with uncertainty.“That… that’s your home?” she asked softly.Her voice carried both curiosity and disbelief.“Yeah,” I whispered, my gaze still fixed on the settlement. “This is where we stay. This is where we built our home.”She exhaled slowly, her shoulders relaxing just a little.“Come on,” I said, gesturing toward the path down the hill. “Let’s go.”
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