Moonlit Secrets
she whispered back, though a soft, involuntary smile tugged at the corners of her mouth.
"It is not the fire," Xander corrected softly, his thumb brushing over her knuckles as they reached the edge of the cleared space in the center of the plateau. "It is you. You are the brightest thing in this entire forest."
The fiddlers, sensing the arrival of their leaders, seamlessly transitioned the music. The fast, breathless jig slowed, melting into a deep, resonant, and profoundly ancient melody. It was the Song of the First Winter—a piece of music that spoke of survival, of finding warmth in the darkest, coldest nights, and of the unbreakable bonds forged in the frost. The drums laid down a slow,
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