Chapter 60 — The Veil Between Stars
The days following the great sealing at Moonshadow Ridge were unlike anything the valley had ever known. Peace, long a rumor whispered in the wind, finally settled like dew upon the land. The morning fog that once clung stubbornly to the ridges now shimmered with a soft, silvery glow, as if even the mist itself had been purified by the light Elena had unleashed.
The people rebuilt. Laughter returned to the marketplace. Children played near the crystal springs that had reawakened beneath the cliffs. And yet, amid all the newfound calm, a quiet unease lingered—like a melody half-remembered, unfinished, waiting for its final note.
Elena felt it most of all.
Every night, when the stars rose above the ridge, she would climb to the highest terrace of the r
