Beneath the Howling Pines
Nyx urged me onward, senses sharp, muscles coiled for danger.
Suddenly, Mara stopped, hand raised.
“Look.”
Ahead, carved into an ancient oak, was a symbol — a circle crossed by jagged lines, scorched into the bark. The mark of the cursed.
Silas knelt, examining it closely. “Dark wards. They’re protecting something.”
A low growl warned us of movement.
From the shadows emerged a group of cursed wolves — their eyes glowing cold and merciless.
The ambush was swift and brutal.
We fought hard, coordinated and fierce, but the cursed wolves were relentless. Their snarls were filled with rage and desperation — as if bound by a will stronger than their own.
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