☽ Lucan ☾
I ran before sunrise to clear my head. Leo pushed me hard through the forest, his paws eating up the distance as we cut along the eastern perimeter. The air was sharp and cool, clean enough to sting my lungs. Running usually helped. It burned off anger and left me with something steadier.
But this morning, it was useless.
Every tree felt like it was listening. Every shadow looked like it might step forward with pale eyes and a quiet claim of birthright. And in my mind was this constant loop of Nyra’s awakening and Vaelor’s threat. I shifted back near the storage huts just beyond the main clearing. My muscles ached pleasantly, sweat cooling against my skin. I rolled my shoulders once and reached for my shirt when I heard voices around the corner.
“…I’m telling you, it came fr
