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The night was thick with a heavy mist that hung low over the forest floor. The trees loomed above like sentinels, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers towards the moonless sky. The forest was quiet, save for the occasional hoot of an owl or the rustle of leaves as a small animal scurried about.
Caspian and Diana rode through the forest on horseback, their path lit only by the faint glow of the stars above. They moved slowly, cautiously, their senses alert to any danger that may lurk in the shadows. Flanking them were two trusted companions, Jurien on one side and the guard on the other. The only sounds that could be heard were the soft clopping of their horses' hooves and the rustle of leaves as they passed.
The forest was dense, the trees so tightly packed together that t
