Beyond the Veiled Stars

Previously

…The path Lorien had set me on was familiar, albeit unsettling. But Seraphina’s offer was a leap into the unknown, a dangerous gamble. Yet, the gnawing suspicion that Lorien was not entirely truthful, coupled with the sheer terror of my uncontrolled magic, made the gamble seem less like a choice and more like a necessity. The line between friend and foe had blurred, trust had become a fragile, fractured thing, and the encroaching darkness felt more potent than ever. The carved box on the table seemed to hum with a latent energy, a silent promise of answers, or perhaps, of further peril.