The world had narrowed to a single question: Who am I now
The wind howled around us as we moved deeper into the forest, its chill biting through the layers of clothing I had donned out of instinct. There were no answers waiting for us at the edge of the woods, no clear path to understanding, but there was something out there—something I felt in my bones, something that wouldn’t let me go.
Cassian walked beside me, his presence steady and silent, but the tension between us was palpable. He didn’t speak much anymore, just letting the silence stretch on, thick and heavy, as we made our way toward a destination I didn’t fully understand.
The Forbidden Citadel.
The name itself sounded like something from a myth, something whispered about in the dark corners of rogue legends. A place of powe
