Lyra POV The forest was quiet, but it didn’t feel empty. The way sunlight filtered through the leaves made patterns on the ground, soft and shifting, like it was moving just for us. I followed Kael along the narrow path, keeping my pace matched to his. Every step carried that subtle hum—the bond—and I couldn’t ignore it, no matter how much I tried.“Why here?” I asked softly, my voice almost lost among the rustle of the trees.“To get away,” he replied, calm and steady, but there was an edge under it, a tension that only I could feel. “Away from everyone watching.”I glanced at him, taking in the way his shoulders squared unconsciously, the muscles beneath his tunic taut even as he tried to appear relaxed. He was always alert, always aware, but here, something had softened. He wasn’t just Kael the warrior, the fighter—he was Kael, the man who stood beside me and carried the weight of something I couldn’t yet name.The trail opened into a small clearing, framed by towering oaks whose
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