Alora's POV:Flames licked at the edges of everything, homes, trees, the sky itself. The orange glow twisted and danced, casting shadows that moved like living things.I was crying.I could feel it, hot tears streaming down my face, my chest hitching with uneven breaths that refused to steady. My hands trembled, small and helpless, reaching for something I didn’t understand.Then—A hand grabbed me.It was rough and urgent.I stumbled forward as I was pulled, my feet barely keeping up. The woman holding me was breathing hard, her grip tight, almost painful, like she was afraid I would disappear if she loosened it even slightly.She looked… worn. Her clothes were torn and darkened with soot, strands of her hair clinging to her face, damp with sweat. There was something frantic in her movements, something desperate in the way her eyes darted around, searching, calculating, fearing.“Move!” she shouted, though I barely understood the word over the noise.In her other hand, she dragged an
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