The Luna's Deception
It was something much larger, something that had been sleeping in the mist for a long time.
Kieran stood up, pushing me behind him. From the shadows, a pair of ice-blue eyes opened.
"Kieran..." I whispered, clutching his arm.
"Stay back," he snarled.
The creature stepped into the light. It was a wolf made of pure ice, its fur shimmering like diamonds. It was a Guardian of the North. And it did not look happy to see a Blackthorn in its home.
"The Blood of the Jailer," the wolf spoke, its voice vibrating in the very stone beneath us. "You brought the Key to the door of the dead. Do you think you can enter without paying the price?"