A Night at Wildwood
Her eyes fluttered, and the darkness took root.
“Emily!” Clara screamed, her voice torn with desperation. She rushed forward, but Ashani’s hand shot out, stopping her.
“Clara, you can’t!” Ashani shouted. “If you go near her, it will claim you, too.”
But Clara couldn’t hear her. The pull of Emily’s suffering was too strong. She reached out, grasping Emily’s hand with all her strength. The fire within her flared weakly, but it was enough.
For a split second, their hands touched, and Clara felt it — the pulse of WildWood itself. The screaming, the ancient sorrow of the land, a voice that carried through the roots, through the stones. It was calling for help.
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