I touched a dying soldier…
Then the impossible happened.
The forest was unusually quiet.
Too quiet.
Not even the birds were singing.
I tightened my grip on the reins as my horse walked beside Kael’s.
“Doesn’t this feel strange?” I asked.
Kael scanned the trees without looking at me.
“It does.”
Captain Rowan rode ahead of us, studying the narrow trail.
General Elena motioned for the archers to spread out.
Even General Darius looked tense.
No one spoke after that.
The silence itself felt like a warning.
We had been riding for less than an hour when Kael suddenly raised his fist.
The entire convoy stopped.
“What is it?” Rowan asked.
Kael slowly looked toward the trees.
“They’re here.”
Before I could ask who…
A long, chilling howl echoed through the forest.
Then another.
