Lila’s POV The woods shifted as I ventured farther inside.What started out as familiar terrains of pines and darkness soon turned ancient and wild. Cold crept in, the air thickened; almost like the trees held memories of days before packs, power struggles, or broken promises.I wandered on for hours, maybe even days. Hunger rumbled my stomach every now and then but grief burned hotter — Mother’s voice, Kael’s words, the crowd whispering, they all blurred into one endless echo.Then through the fog, I saw it.A ruined fortress — or better put the carcass of what it would've onced looked like.Vines coiled tight around the walls, silver moss spread across cracked stone. The towering gates dangled crooked off their rusted joints, the air around shimmering slightly, almost like a mirage. I nearly missed it at first glance, almost as though the place wanted to stay hidden.Something pulled me closer, the air prickling my skin, humming a silent warning.Inside, the corridors sat hushed —
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