☉NARIEL
The pathway, though not as enveloped in darkness as imagined, provided sufficient cover from direct observation. After numerous strides, a lone lamp affixed to the wall flickered into view. I had distanced myself from the hall, so distant that not even a whisper of their voices could reach me now.
I didn't need to shadow him closely to track the path he was heading to. His aura tugged on my every breath, hauling me to its dark embrace. I may not have been ready to confront him directly, but I followed, driven by the thirst for knowledge—knowledge withheld from me, knowledge that could be my weapon against him, against them.
Something crucial had been imparted to him by that cloaked figure, and though the words eluded my ears, I could tell they were something of importance. I jus
