The forest seemed to close in around them as they pressed forward, the mist growing thicker with each passing step. The Hollow Pines, once an eerie but familiar landscape, now felt like a maze, each path indistinguishable from the next, each shadow hiding something more dangerous than the last. Sera could feel the wolves' presence lingering in the air, like a suffocating cloud—waiting, watching, stalking them through the trees.
Caelum led the way with unwavering confidence, but even he couldn't shake the unease that had settled in his chest. The wolves hadn't just been random creatures; they were too organized, too focused. And now, with Sera's newfound power, he couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding. The deeper they traveled into the forest, the stronger the pull of the dream-domi
