The inn came into view just as the last stretch of daylight gave way to dusk, the sky bleeding into a deep violet that clung to the rooftops like a warning.
Phaeryl’s mind couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy as they approached the inn
It wasn’t the building itself that made her steps falter; it was the stillness around it.
Her eyes swept the perimeter, her senses sharpening as something cold slid down her spine.
They weren’t alone.
Shapes shifted in the shadows. They were watching subtly.
Guard wolves.
Xhanes felt it the same instant she did. His presence in her mind sharpened, a low, controlled edge threading through their bond.
We’re surrounded.
Phaeryl didn’t respond immediately. Her gaze remained forward, her expression carefully neutral as if nothing had changed.
There were
