As soon as I got everything settled in the house and Stephanie was taking care of the baby Elias and I were able to sit down with Arthur and find out everything that has happened in Avalon since I left.
He explained the whole situation as nothing short of horrific, painting a picture so grim that it was hard to believe it was the same place I once knew. The realm that I had walked through, full of light, laughter, and life, was gone. In its place lay nothing but ruin. The forests that used to sing with the sound of birds and rustling leaves had been reduced to blackened stumps, their ashes scattered by a relentless wind. Villages that once bustled with people and color were nothing more than hollow shells, crumbling under the weight of silence. The air itself seemed poisoned, heavy with
