Something moved beyond the doorway.
At first, Luna thought it was a trick of light.
A distortion caused by the c***k in reality.
A shadow shifting behind the thousands of watching eyes.
But then the eyes moved.
All of them.
Simultaneously.
Thousands of ancient golden eyes turned toward something hidden deeper within the darkness beyond the doorway.
And for the first time
They looked afraid.
A cold silence spread across the battlefield.
The prisoner noticed it too.
Its massive body froze.
The confidence that had carried it through the destruction of Shadowclaw Fortress vanished.
The creature slowly lifted its head.
Watching.
Waiting.
Listening.
Luna felt her heartbeat quicken.
Whatever was approaching wasn't part of the prison.
It wasn't part of the seal.
It wasn't even
