BOUNDED BY MOONLIGHT
Blinding.
The clearing blurred—
A flash—
Her hands pressed against a cold stone wall, blood seeping between her fingers.
A sky the color of fire, ashes drifting like malignant snow.
A sea of faces, pale, horrified, their mouths moving as one: Elora… Elora… Elora… Not in reverence, but warning.
“Elora!” Joel’s shout ripped her back, but she stumbled, clutching at her temple.
One of the creatures lunged. Joel pivoted, blade singing through the air, severing the thing in a clean arc. Its body collapsed without a sound, already fading to shadow. But another stepped forward instantly, seamless, as though the horde had no end.
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