Aurora
I woke to the soft light of morning filtering through the heavy curtains.
For a moment, I let myself believe in the calm. The silence, the subtle warmth of the sun... everything seemed too peaceful. But I quickly realized: something was wrong.
My body wasn’t at ease. The instinct that once lay dormant inside me now pulsed, alert. The energy around me felt wrong. Dense, like an invisible fog hanging over the castle. Something was about to happen. Something that wouldn’t wait for the night.
I rose slowly, feeling the cold stone floor beneath my bare feet. I grabbed the robe beside the bed, pulling it on hastily. I looked out the window: the garden was still. Too still. Not a single warrior in the courtyard. No sounds from the towers. The day was bright, yet the sky felt heavy.
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