The Place Where She WaitsLyra’s POV“The path closed behind me.”My voice sounded thin and the trees did not move, they stood close, too close, like a wall and my chest rose fast.I then turned back again, there was no gap and no way out, it was a trap and then I swallowed and then I turned forward.The path ahead waited, it was dark and narrow.“Keep walking,” the voice whispered and I clenched my hands.“I am not afraid of you.”A soft laugh answered me.“You should be.”I then stepped forward anyway, one step and then another and the ground felt strange, like it knew I was here.My wolf moved inside me, it was alert and ready and then I kept going, branches brushed my arms, leaves whispered around me and every sound felt loud, every breath felt heavy and then the trees began to thin.I then slowed down, my heart beat harder, the air changed, it was old and dry and I stepped out of the trees and then stoppedRuins, broken stone stood ahead, walls that have fallen, pieces scattered,
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