The castle was restless. Whispers wove through its stone corridors, murmurs of movement in the shadows, of unseen forces stirring. Penelope knew they were making their moves. The darkness creeping into Goldenrealm was no longer a mere warning — it was here. And still, she couldn’t tell Richard and Lucian the brutal truth hidden behind the hybrids. It had been two days since she had discovered it, and yet the words would not leave her lips.
The castle was restless. Whispers wove through its stone corridors, murmurs of movement in the shadows, of unseen forces stirring. Penelope knew they were making their moves. The darkness creeping into Goldenrealm was no longer a mere warning — it was here. And still, she couldn’t tell Richard and Lucian the brutal truth hidden behind the hybrids. It ha
