**LIAM**
Scratch looking for the herbs, even if Lucian knows ..I'm going to meet with the priestess who we all called Goddess.
The next instant, figures appeared behind me.
The figures dragged me through the forest, their grip on my arms and legs like a vice. I tried to struggle, but they were too strong. I was trapped.
As we walked, the trees grew closer together, the branches tangling above us like a canopy. I could feel a strange energy building in the air, a pulsing power that seemed to be drawing us deeper into the woods.
Suddenly, we burst into a clearing, and I saw it. A massive stone temple loomed before us, its entrance guarded by two imposing stone statues. The figures dragged me towards the temple, and I knew I was in grave danger.
"Where are you taking me?" I demanded, t
