Veil of Secrets
We were silent for a time; the dead needed no words, only our witness.
I reached out, brushing my fingers over Seraphine’s tomb. Dust dulled the golden crest carved into the lid, but beneath the grime was something etched deeper—a different language.
Draven leaned in. “That’s not Everley runes.”
“It’s Draconic,” I replied, my heart racing. The symbols were sharp and angular, so unlike the flowing script I knew. But I could read it—instinctively.
“Say it with me,” I whispered, and Draven nodded.
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