The sanctuary looked exactly as I remembered it.The stone entrance stood beneath the trees, half-hidden by vines and years of growth. The path leading toward it was quiet, with only the sound of leaves moving in the morning breeze.Yet somehow, everything felt different.Maybe the sanctuary had not changed.Maybe I had.I stood at the entrance for a moment, looking at the familiar stone walls.Kael had walked with me as far as the outer path, but he had stopped there.This time, I had asked him to.“I want to go in alone,” I had told him.He had not questioned me.He had only taken my hand, pressed his lips against my knuckles, and said, “I’ll be here.”Those four words had been enough.So I stepped inside alone.The deeper I walked, the quieter the world became.I had expected to feel nervous.I expected the old pressure in my chest, the stran
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