SHADOWS OF THE QUEEN
The forest was eerily still, a fragile calm that felt heavier than the storms that had battered it before. Kael, Nara, Lyra, and Riven moved cautiously, every sense alert. The Queen’s presence was a shadow lingering at the edge of perception, unseen but unmistakable.
Lyra hovered slightly above the ground, golden light flaring intermittently as she instinctively scanned the area for residual corruption. The energy of the Bloodbound around her pulsed faintly, alive but wary.
Kael’s wolf form shifted, muscles coiling. “She’s close. I can feel it. This silence… it’s a trap.”
Nara nodded, silver fire flickering across her hands. “The Queen never strikes blindly. She’s watching, calculating. We need to be ready for anything.”
Riven smirked, flexing his claws. “Good. I
