Return is possible. This isn't silent.
Elyra, the keeper, had quartz eyes that expressed only weary determination, not fear. Louder bangs came from the tunnel entrance. They were aiming to blow open the hidden door, not sneak in.
Nyx prepared her knives. "How many?"
"The main entrance is the only one big enough for an attack," the old Keeper answered, turning rapidly. The Keep was designed with backups. Protect its most valuable assets. Her gaze held me. "You have one. Last destination for the Seer. They must prevent it.
She pointed to a blank cave wall behind her. Touching the stone with her palm silently moved it. A steep, winding staircase led into the blackness. This reaches the summit. Hard to climb. Near the Cloud's Tooth, a stormy place with limited roads, it emerges. If you rea
