Thalia's Ashen Fate
"I know we need to leave. But would you mind if I...?"
"Take your time," he said, rising. "I'll be in my room. Come for me when you're ready."
He left, and I was alone with the quiet and the heavy book. I slid it closer, its stiff cover groaning in protest. The first page I turned to held a chillingly precise ink illustration of a "Silent Scourge." The text described a skeletal horror with unnervingly long, scythe-like claws. Though deaf, it could sense the faintest whisper of mana, possessed blinding speed, and had vision that far surpassed any mortal's.
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