Selena’s POV
The mountains loomed before us like jagged teeth, their snow-capped peaks lost in a veil of clouds. The air was thin and sharp, each breath burning as if the world itself resisted our climb. It's already day and we have been walking for a while.
Karren walked slightly ahead of me, his stride purposeful, his back straight, every movement radiating the stubborn strength I had come to know too well.
I followed close, my dress dragging against the stone path. The words I read echoed again..’the spirit feeds on doubt.’ And I was filled with nothing but it. But I don't believe it's different now that I have discovered its trick…
The World Spirit Den was not a place of healing. It was a place of endings.
The wolves who accompanied us, six guards chosen by Karren kept a careful d
