LOST AND FOUND
“Then I will.”
He knelt, pressed his palm once more to the ground, and let the vow’s remaining hum seep into him. The pulse was faint but steady, like a trail waiting to be found.
As he rose, the forest began to move again — faint sounds returning, the distant whisper of wind threading through the ruined trees. A new light flickered on the horizon — not moonlight this time, but something whiter, sharper.
He glanced toward it, his jaw tightening. “If that’s where you are,” he said softly, “then that’s where I’m going.”
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