Mira's Pov
The camp buzzed with a mix of joy and fear. We had returned successfully, however the fears of our journey persisted. The discovery of another relice, the encounter with the guardian, and the choice to trust in our own power had left a lifelong impact on all of us.
I sat by the fire, peering into the flames, visions of the tundra swirling in my thoughts. Cassian approached, his presence anchoring me.
"You did well, Mira," he remarked quietly.
I nodded, the weight of leadership weighing on my shoulders. "We all did."
But even as we spoke, a sense of dread crept in. The relic's absence had not gone unnoticed, and I couldn't shake the feeling that our difficulties were far from over.
Unsettling News
The following morning,
