Kaela’s POVThe scent of scorched sage and bloodroot hit me first — sharp, bitter, and so strong it burned behind my eyes.Then came the pain.A deep, pounding ache bloomed in my skull, followed by the heavy stiffness in my limbs. My body screamed with soreness, every inch of me bruised or torn. I blinked slowly, vision flickering between shadow and firelight. The room swam into focus: curved timber walls, thick hides stretched across the ceiling, and rune carvings glowing faintly along the beams. A fire crackled low in the center, throwing flickers of gold across the healing hut.I lay on a woven pallet covered in furs. My head was tightly wrapped with herbs soaked into the cloth, I could smell bloodroot, blackthorn, and crushed moonlace. I tried to move, but even that slight twitch made my body scream.Where was I?What happened?And then, like wolves approaching the edge of a clearing, two voices cut through the night from just beyond the doorway.“She’ll live,” said the first.
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