The Outcast’s Fate
“Let me tell you a story. It’s one we don’t often share. But perhaps… you’re meant to hear it.”
Samantha lowered herself beside the older woman, the river murmuring softly nearby.
“A long time ago,” Mira began, “our people had no place. The northlands were ruled by wolves. Some, like the Black Ridge, believed humans were a pest, something to be controlled or destroyed. One village stood up to them. Brave souls who refused to hand over their land. The Black Ridge retaliated… brutally.”
Samantha’s chest grew tight.
“They burned the homes. Slaughtered those who resisted. The few survivors fled into the woods, starving, hunted, desperate. Among them were children, elders, healers… people who had
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