☽ Nyra ☾
Two days passed after the incident in the library, and I barely spoke to anyone. Lucan kept his distance, giving me space I hadn’t asked for. Zarek avoided me entirely. Vespera watched from afar with eyes too sharp to miss. I needed air. I needed quiet. And more than anything, I needed to know the truth about what lived inside me.
So, I left before sunrise.
The forest welcomed me with cool mist and damp earth beneath my boots. I walked deeper than I ever had before, past familiar paths and into places the pack rarely used. The sounds of Moonreach faded until there was nothing but birds, wind, and my own breathing. Kaedra’s words echoed in my mind.
Clarity. Cost. Control.
I stopped when my chest began to feel tight, not with fear, but with pressure. Something stirred beneath
