Valkyrie The quiet of the evening had settled over the house, but inside, my mind churned with unease. I sank deeper into the plush armchair by the window, trying to find comfort in the familiar surroundings, but the weight of everything pressing in on me made it impossible to relax. The dark woods stretched before me, endless and foreboding. Somewhere out there, rogues lingered—waiting, watching. And now Elder Orion’s warning about a greater danger had added a layer of tension that I couldn't shake. But it wasn’t just the rogues, or the looming threat of vengeance, that had my heart racing. It was something else—something I couldn’t name. A strange feeling, a flickering suspicion that something inside me had changed. Before I could unravel the thoughts swirling in my head, Nancy

