Marked in the Middle
The air was heavy with anticipation, the kind that clung to skin and bone, whispering of battles yet to be fought.
Lena rode at the front of the small convoy, her cloak drawn tightly around her. The wind bit at her cheeks, carrying the scent of wet earth and pine. Behind her, Roman and a handful of their most trusted warriors followed in silence, Janie, Marcus, and the old healer, Brynn. Each carried the same hollow look in their eyes, the kind that came after too many funerals and not enough peace.
The Lunar Fortress lay deep within the Blackreach Mountains, a place whispered about in stories but rarely seen. Some said it was built before the first Alphas ever drew breath, others believed i
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