The vision came without warning.
Aria had not been reaching for Moonfire when it seized her. She was standing alone near the training grounds at dawn, watching the pale mist cling to the forest floor, when the world tilted sideways. The air thinned. Sound faded. The trees dissolved into silver light.
Then she was somewhere else.
She stood inside the Silvercrest war chamber, though she knew her physical body had not moved. The long stone table stretched before her. Torches burned along the walls. Warriors stood in tense discussion, their faces tight with unease.
And at the head of the table—
Her breath stopped.
The figure turned slowly, as though aware of being watched.
His face emerged from the shadows.
Recognition hit her like a physical blow.
Commander Vaelor.
The same Vaelor w
