*Briella*
“I can't believe I'm actually here!"
I smirked at Alyna, who was beaming so brightly that I almost had to shield my eyes. In the years I had known her, I had never seen her so happy.
“You're acting like this is the first healing center you've ever been to," I said teasingly.
Alyna didn't even seem aware that I was teasing her. She was looking around wildly, her small hands clasped in front of her.
I couldn't really blame her for her enthusiasm since the Ethereal Grove healing center was quite the spectacle. Like many of the other major buildings in the grove, this medicinal haven was built into the massive trunk of a tree that more than doubled the width of one of the larger buildings in Celestial Valley.
When we stepped through the doorway, the scent of herbs and flowers w
