The Seal Unbroken
The mist closed around them as they descended into the earth, their steps muffled by the heavy silence. The pendant hung from Zahra's neck, its strange glow faint against the overwhelming darkness of the underground path. It was as if the world itself held its breath, waiting.
Zahra felt a pull—a force that seemed to hum from the pendant, tugging at the very marrow of her bones. She glanced down at it, noting how the symbol, two moons locked together, shifted ever so slightly as if alive, as though it was sensing something in the air. The cracked moon... She’d seen it before in the symbols of old, markings left by the forgotten clans of shapeshifters. But the meaning had always eluded her. Until now.
Kael's grip tightened around her hand as they moved deeper. The furth
